When comparing the effects of acute and chronic pain on an individual, chronic pain is more often what?
a. The external event that results in a sense of fear
b. Viewed as being meaningful but undesirable
c. A factor that contributes to depression
d. A sense of internal unease
Ans: c. A factor that contributes to depression
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