Which Statement BEST Describes the Strategy Used for Treating Hypertension

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which statement BEST describes the strategy used for treating hypertension through drug therapies?

• A) to suppress how the body detects sodium
• B) to suppress how the body detects low blood pressure
• C) to lower blood pressure directly
• D) to permanently disable renin
• E) to inhibit the pathway that the body uses to increase blood pressure

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The rebirth of an extinguished response after a break, without the need for relearning.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Counterconditioning

A behavioral therapy technique that involves the conditioning of an unwanted behavior or response to a stimulus into a desired behavior by associating the stimulus with a new, incompatible response.

Instinctive Drift

The phenomenon whereby an animal's conditioned responses revert to instinctual behaviors, interfering with learned behaviors.