Although No One Would Guess from Her Outward Signs of Emotion

question 57

Multiple Choice

Although no one would guess from her outward signs of emotion, Jane has been angry with her roommate for the last six months for borrowing her clothes and not being responsible for her share of the chores around the apartment.This suppression of her anger will most likely lead to

• A) Jane becoming depressed.
• B) decreased activity in her sympathetic nervous system.
• C) clear, objective thinking and problem-solving in other areas of her life.
• D) increased activity in her parasympathetic nervous system.

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