Sweating Is Initiated in Response to a Rise in Body

question 73

Multiple Choice

Sweating is initiated in response to a rise in body temperature that occurs on exposure to a hot environment. Evaporation of the sweat cools the body. This is an example of

• A) negative feedback.
• B) positive feedback.
• C) a feedforward mechanism.
• D) an intrinsic (local) control mechanism.
• E) autoregulation.

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Definitions:

Psychoanalytic Theory

A theory of personality and therapeutic technique that attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts, developed by Sigmund Freud.

Object-relations School

A psychoanalytic theory focusing on relationships with others and the external and internal objects people form attachments to, shaping personality.

Rigid Boundaries

Strict limits set in relationships or systems that are difficult to adjust or cross.

Heritability

A statistical estimate of the proportion of observed variation in a particular trait among individuals in a population that is due to genetic differences.