Your best friend is going to have a medical procedure that might cause some pain during recovery. He is very concerned about how he will deal with this. Knowing what you do about how pain works, you would advise him that __________ are psychological aspects that can influence how pain is perceived?

A. anxiety, avoidance, and acupuncture
B. acupuncture, interpretation, and attention
C. anxiety, attention, and interpretation
D. attention, interpretation, and acupuncture


Answer: C

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