A Client Reports That Chronic Pain Is Usually Tolerable Until

Multiple Choice

A client reports that chronic pain is usually tolerable until under stress and then the pain becomes unbearable.Which should the nurse respond to this client?

A) "Stress causes endorphins to be released, increasing the pain."
B) "Stress causes the gateway to pain to close, increasing the pain."
C) "Stress causes the thalamus to open the gateway to pain, increasing the pain."
D) "Stress causes the thalamus to close the gateway to pain, increasing the pain."