All of These Lifestyle Modifications Can Help in the Treatment

question 50

Multiple Choice

All of these lifestyle modifications can help in the treatment of hypertension EXCEPT:

• A)reducing weight, if overweight.
• B)reducing sodium intake.
• C)increasing calcium intake.
• D)restricting fluid intake.
• E)reducing alcohol consumption to one drink per day.

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Definitions:

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A theory suggesting that inconsistency among beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors causes discomfort, leading individuals to adjust them to reduce the discomfort.

Situational Attributions

The process of attributing a person's behavior to external or environmental factors instead of to internal personality traits.

Fundamental Attribution Error

A common bias in social psychology where individuals attribute others' actions to their personality or disposition rather than situational factors affecting those actions.

Foot-In-The-Door Phenomenon

The tactic of influencing a person to agree to a large request by first getting them to agree to a modest request.