Describe the Risk Factors for the Development of Hypertension

question 44

Essay

Describe the risk factors for the development of hypertension.

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Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A behavioral psychology concept where the removal of an unfavorable outcome or stimulus strengthens the behavior that led to its removal.

Biological Constraints

The concept that there are limits on what can be learned or how learning processes can unfold, based on an organism's biology.

Instinctive Drift

The tendency for an animal's learned behavior to revert to its instinctual behaviors over time.

Conditioned Taste Aversions

The learned aversion to a food or drink after it has been associated with an illness or negative experience.