Having burn patients focus on video games while their bandages are being changed is a good example of how pain can be reduced through
a. distraction.
b. counterirritation.
c. systematic desensitization.
d. the paradoxical intention.
ANSWER: a
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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