Research on hypnosis in the treatment of pain suggests that pain has an emotional component and a sensory component. As a result of those observations, what recommendation has been made concerning the use of hypnosis in the treatment of pain?
a) Treatments should be matched to the type of pain the patient experiences.
b) Increase the number of sessions to deal more directly with the level of the pain.
c) Use a placebo to take advantage of the suggestibility inherent in hypnotic treatment.
d) Rely more on the patient's imagination to reduce the sensory components of the pain.
A
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