Frederickson (2009)has Suggested Two Steps in Explaining Why Positive Emotions

question 58

Multiple Choice

Frederickson (2009) has suggested two steps in explaining why positive emotions are so effective in coping.Those two steps are that positive emotions

• A) broaden our outlook then build our personal resources.
• B) lower our heart rate then increase our sense of well-being.
• C) narrow our outlook then build our personal resources.
• D) broaden our outlook then shrink our personal resources.

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Definitions:

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, serving as the primary control center for processing and disseminating information throughout the body.

Motor Neurons

Nerve cells forming part of the pathway along which impulses pass from the brain or spinal cord to a muscle or gland.

Endocrine Glands

Glands of the hormone system that secrete their products, hormones, directly into the blood rather than through a duct.

Nervous System

The part of an organism that coordinates its actions and sensory information by transmitting signals to and from different parts of its body.