Which of the Following Statements Is True About Obesity

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about obesity?

• A) Obese children and adolescents report fewer emotional and school difficulties than their normal-weight peers.
• B) Overweight individuals are less likely than their normal-weight agemates to receive financial aid for college.
• C) Childhood obesity is fairly easy to treat with strict diet and exercise.
• D) The most effective interventions are individually based and focus on weight loss.

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Definitions:

Emotional Experience

The complex, subjective state involving thoughts, feelings, and physiological changes that respond to external or internal events.

James-Lange Theory

A theory suggesting that emotions are the result of physiological responses to external events, where our emotional experience arises from our recognition of bodily reactions.

Cannon-Bard Theory

A theory of emotion that posits emotions and physiological responses occur simultaneously, not sequentially.

Physiological Arousal

The physical state of being alert and engaged, often accompanied by increased heart rate, blood pressure, and energy as a response to a stimulus.