The Patient with Low Back Pain Confesses That He Drinks

question 14

Multiple Choice

The patient with low back pain confesses that he drinks heavily each night to help him sleep and control pain.This behavior would be an example of:

• A) Alternate pain control methods.
• B) Coping with a chronic condition.
• C) Using a social coping mechanism.
• D) Using a maladaptive coping method.

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Definitions:

Sensation Seekers

Individuals who seek out experiences that are varied, novel, complex, and intense in order to achieve heightened states of arousal.

Smoke Cigarettes

The act of inhaling and exhaling the smoke produced by burning tobacco or other substances contained in cigarettes.

Prosocial Risk

Engaging in behaviors that are intended to benefit others, even when such actions may pose a risk to one's own well-being.

Sensation Seeking

The tendency to pursue sensory pleasure and excitement, often involving a higher risk of dangerous activities.