Read the following sentences from the article and choose the explanation that best states the meaning of the phrases in italics.
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She would later be diagnosed with fibromyalgia, a diagnosis that offered her little consolation since not much was known or understood about the condition. |
| | A) | didn't make her feel much better |
| | B) | gave her few treatment options |
| | C) | gave her little time left to live |
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"There's nothing worse than being in extreme pain and having a doctor tell you it's all in your head—it's literally adding insult to injury." |
| | A) | increasing the amount of physical pain |
| | B) | telling you rude things that make you feel bad |
| | C) | making a bad situation worse |
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According to the National Fibromyalgia Research Association, a survey done in 1998 by Dr. John Renner, president of the National Council of Reliable Health Information "showed that 50% of American medical doctors do not view fibromyalgia as a credible, physical malady." |
| | A) | imaginary (psychosomatic) disorder |
| | B) | real disease |
| | C) | curable illness |
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"Other people I've spoken to in the course of my investigations reported onset following repetitive strain injuries, hormonal disruptions involving HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) before or during menopause, and, in the case of two men I interviewed, a long flu-like illness." |
| | A) | described the appearance of symptoms |
| | B) | described the disappearance of symptoms |
| | C) | discovered effective treatments |
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Something―not necessarily the same thing―knocks out the person's pain feedback system, which is a complex neurohormonal feedback loop, and then it's the devil's own work to get that system back on track." |
| | A) | it's an extremely difficult process |
| | B) | it's a very painful process |
| | C) | it's a relatively easy process |
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"Everyone has a different experience with these therapies, but I do think that the key to breaking out of the pain cycle is to find the maximum number of ways to interrupt the pain, so that the pain feedback system can reset itself." |
| | A) | reducing the constant pain |
| | B) | stopping the constant pain |
| | C) | ending the pain that comes and goes |
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