Abdominal adhesions also occur in a small number of people who have never had surgery. 1  Most adhesions are painless and do not cause complications. 2  However, adhesions cause the majority of small bowel obstructions in adults, and are believed to contribute to the development of chronic pelvic pain.
In addition to foreshadowing and symbolism, animal imagery is used to simply to give the reader a better understanding of the message the author is trying to convey and to produce more vivid descriptions. Here, Steinbeck is trying to tell the reader that Juana was afraid in a more vivid way.
Mental imagery involves the athlete imagining themselves in an environment performing a specific activity using all of their senses (sight, hear, feel and smell). The images should have the athlete performing successfully and feeling satisfied with their performance. Mental Imagery can be used to: Familiarise the athlete with a competition site, a race course, a complex play pattern or routine etc.