_____ Pain Varies in Severity, Persists for 6 Months or Longer

question 16

Multiple Choice

_____ pain varies in severity, persists for 6 months or longer, and is relatively unresponsive to treatment.

• A)Acute
• B)Chronic benign
• C)Recurrent acute
• D)Chronic progressive

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Definitions:

Relaxation Training

Techniques or exercises designed to reduce stress and physiological arousal, often used in therapeutic settings to help individuals manage anxiety.

Cognitive Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that aims to change negative patterns of thinking, thus altering unwanted behavior and emotions.

Generalized Anxiety

A psychological condition marked by excessive, persistent, and unrealistic worry about everyday things, which is disproportionate to the actual source of worry.

Panic Disorders

Mental health disorders characterized by sudden and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms such as chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, or abdominal distress.