Question

On the day she is to be interviewed for an important new position, rachel awakens with a severe toothache. during the interview she feels no pain; no until 30 minutes later after the interview does she become aware of the troublesome toothache again. her experience is best explained by"

Answer 1

The answer is the gate control theory of pain. This declares that non-painful involvement ends the "gates" to excruciating input, which stops pain feeling from going to the central nervous system. So, stimulation by non-noxious contribution is capable to overpower pain.