Once the Threshold Potential of a Nerve Impulse Is Achieved

question 36

Multiple Choice

Once the threshold potential of a nerve impulse is achieved, ____.​

• A) ​an action potential may occur or it may not
• B) ​an action potential will occur
• C) ​sodium channels close
• D) ​the resting potential immediately follows
• E) ​potassium channels open

Develop skills in establishing rapport and effective communication with clients.

Examine the impact of media and physical environment on food behavior.

Critically discuss the interplay between psychological factors and diet, including stress and eating habits.

Understand the importance of a nutrition counselor's self-awareness and its impact on the counseling relationship.

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Definitions:

Threatening Impulses

Internal urges or desires that are perceived as a danger or threat to one's well-being or the social order.

Ego

The ego, in psychology, represents the realistic part of the mind that mediates between the desires of the id, the moralizing role of the superego, and the external world.

Psychosexual Stages

A Freudian theory that developmental stages beginning in infancy during which the pleasure-seeking energies of the id become focused on certain erogenous zones.

Pleasure-Seeking Energies

Pleasure-Seeking Energies involve the basic drives and instincts that compel individuals to seek out experiences or objects that provide gratification and enjoyment.