Visceral Reflexes Provide Automatic Motor Responses That Can Be Modified

question 43

Multiple Choice

Visceral reflexes provide automatic motor responses that can be modified, facilitated, or inhibited by higher centers, particularly the centers of the ________.

• A) hypothalamus
• B) tectum
• C) septum pellucidum
• D) epithalamus
• E) postcentral gyrus

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Definitions:

Security Needs

Basic human requirements for safety and stability, including physical safety, employment, resources, health, and property, as essential for well-being.

Physiological Needs

Basic human necessities required for survival, such as food, water, shelter, and sleep; the foundational level in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.

Affiliation Needs

The inherent human desire to belong to a group or form close and interpersonal relationships.

Esteem Needs

Refers to the human desire for respect, self-esteem, and recognition from others, considered a higher-level need in Maslow's hierarchy of needs.