Which of the Following Explains Why Contagious Infections Are Becoming

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains why contagious infections are becoming a central focus of public health?

• A) Americans are fearful of terrorists using biological agents.
• B) Awareness of human susceptibility to animal diseases has been publicized.
• C) Drug-resistant strains of old diseases have evolved.
• D) Media coverage exaggerates the dangers of exposure to crowds.

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Definitions:

Drive Reduction Theory

A psychological theory that posits that motivation is rooted in the biological need to reduce internal drives, such as hunger or thirst, returning the organism to a state of homeostasis.

Circumplex Model

A model that describes human emotions as existing along two main dimensions: valence (positive to negative) and arousal (high to low).

Valence

In psychology, valence refers to the intrinsic attractiveness(good-ness) or averseness(bad-ness) of an event, object, or situation.

Arousal Level

Arousal level refers to the state of being awake and reactive to stimuli, involving physiological and psychological mechanisms that can vary from low to high intensity.