A Patient with Chronic Abdominal Pain Has Learned to Control

A patient with chronic abdominal pain has learned to control the pain with the use of imagery and hypnosis. A family member asks the nurse how these techniques work. The nurse's reply will be based on the information that these strategies

A) impact the
B) prevent transmission of nociceptive stimuli to the cortex.
C) increase the modulating effect of the efferent pathways.
D) slow the release of transmitter chemicals in the dorsal horn.