The Statement "Happy Thoughts Are Healthy Thoughts" Reflects Research Findings

question 46

Multiple Choice

The statement "Happy thoughts are healthy thoughts" reflects research findings that

• A) pessimists have better chances of surviving serious illness than do optimists.
• B) optimists cope better with stress and thus have lowered risk of illness.
• C) pessimists are less healthy than optimists.
• D) optimists have a happier mood when they have to cope with illness.

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Definitions:

Latent Content

In psychoanalytic theory, it refers to the hidden psychological meaning of dreams, as opposed to the manifest content which is the dream as remembered by the dreamer.

Melatonin Levels

The concentration of the hormone melatonin in the body, which is primarily involved in regulating sleep-wake cycles.

Night Terrors

Intense episodes of fear that occur during sleep, typically in children, characterized by partial arousal from deep sleep with inability to fully wake or remember the episode.

Amygdala

A region of the brain involved in processing emotions, fear responses, and memory.