Which of the Following Statements Made by a Patient Indicates

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements made by a patient indicates that the patient understands the relationship between the gate control theory of pain and the use of meditation to relieve pain?

• A)"Meditation controls pain by blocking pain impulses from coming through the gate."
• B)"Meditation will help me sleep through the pain because it opens the gate."
• C)"Meditation stops the occurrence of pain stimuli."
• D)"Meditation alters the chemical composition of pain neuroregulators,which closes the gate."

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