Match the physiologic basis for the pain to the correct pain theory
-Describes how an acuteinjuryis predicted tobebut does not take into account the person's feelingsof howthepain feels to him or her.
A) Specificity theory
B) Patterntheory
C) Gatecontroltheory
D) Neuromatrix theory

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Specificity theory-describes how an acute injury is predicted to be but does not take into account the person's feelings of how the pain feels to him or her; pattern theory-light touch applied to the skin would produce the sensation of touch through low-frequency firing of the receptor; gate control theory-repeated sweeping of a soft-bristled brush on the skin over or near a painful area may result in pain reduction for several minutes; neuromatrix theory-proposes that the brain contains a widely distributed neural network that contains somatosensory, limbic, and thalamocortical components.

Match the Physiologic Basis for the Pain to the Correct