The Encyclopédie Was

question 67

Multiple Choice

The Encyclopédie was

• A)the eighteenth-century edition of the Index of Prohibited Books.
• B)limited to the fields of botany and entomology.
• C)a means of disseminating Enlightenment thought.
• D)a compilation of all human knowledge.
• E)a collection of information that included much of the empirical knowledge of its time.

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Definitions:

Opponent-Process Reaction

A theory suggesting that emotions are regulated by mechanisms that operate in opposing pairs; for example, an increase in happiness leads to a decrease in sadness.

General Adaptation Syndrome

describes the three-stage process (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body undergoes while responding to stress, as identified by Hans Selye.

Nervous Exhaustion Condition

A non-specific medical term used historically to describe mental and physical symptoms of stress, anxiety, or depression.

Cancer

A disease characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells in the body.