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EPPP Psychology

Category - Treatment, Intervention, Prevention, and Supervision

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Biofeedback is a method that makes patients aware of physiological changes in their bodies using medical equipment. Operant conditioning is at work in biofeedback; a patient is given sensory feedback about involuntary functions and taught to regulate one or more biological states. Which method of biofeedback is often used to treat tension headaches, back pain, or joint pain (specifically TMJ)?
  1. Thermal biofeedback
  2. Electromyography
  3. Galvanic skin response
  4. Electroencephalography
Explanation
Answer: B - Electromyography is a method of biofeedback often used to treat tension headaches, back pain, joint pain (specifically TMJ), and back pain. This method involves measuring surface muscle tension in the forehead, jaw, or lower back.
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