The Current View of How Endorphins Decrease the Experience of Pain

question 119

Multiple Choice

The current view of how endorphins decrease the experience of pain is that they:

• A) deplete the brain of substance P.
• B) block the release of substance P.
• C) block sodium channels in the membrane of certain neurons.
• D) increase the sensitivity of neurons to dopamine.

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Definitions:

Process Theories

Theories that focus on understanding how processes occur over time, explaining the sequence of steps that lead to particular outcomes.

Motivation Offer

An incentive or set of incentives provided to improve an individual's or group's willingness and energy to achieve a task or reach a goal.

Individual Preferences

are personal likes, dislikes, desires, or needs that influence choices and behavior.

Equity Theory

A theory of motivation that explains how employees perceive fairness in workplace reward distribution, comparing their input-outcome ratios to those of others.