Under the Same Amount of Stress, Paloma Developed an Ulcer

question 117

Multiple Choice

Under the same amount of stress, Paloma developed an ulcer but Hank developed asthma. This difference occurred because Paloma's gastrointestinal system was predisposed to illness, whereas Hank's respiratory system was most vulnerable. This explanation is offered by which theory?

• A)Conditioning theory
• B)Somatic-weakness theory
• C)Specific-reaction theory
• D)Multifactorial theory

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