Which of the following demonstrates that there is a strong emotional component to pain?
a. In the United States, childbirth is generally considered to be a painful procedure, whereas it is much more of a routine experience in other cultures.
b. In World War II, many wounded soldiers refused morphine for their injuries.
c. In some cultures, ceremonies that involve self-torture have a spiritual component that could be described as a state of exaltation.
d. All of the above
Question 2
People with ___ are unable to ever feel pain.
a. brain tumors of the anterior cingulate cortex
b. congenital pain indifference
c. congenital insensitivity to pain
d. congenital anterior cingulate cortex atrophy
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