One of the Problems Associated with Asthma Is That Once

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Multiple Choice

One of the problems associated with asthma is that once patients experience difficulty breathing, they often make their symptoms worse by concentrating on them and/or worrying about them. Consequently, many doctors include relaxation exercises as part of a treatment program to prevent patients from making their asthmatic reactions worse. This example of how our awareness of physiological changes can influence or even cause subsequent emotions is most supportive of which of the following theories of emotion?

• A) Plutchik
• B) Cannon-Bard
• C) James-Lange
• D) Yerkes-Dodson

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Definitions:

Liberal Democracy

A form of government where free and fair elections occur and there is protection of individual rights and freedoms.

Formal Democracy

Involves regular, competitive elections.

Elected Democracy

A form of democracy in which representatives are chosen through the electoral process by the populace to act on their behalf in governing and making policy decisions.

Postmaterialism

Is a theory that claims that growing equality and prosperity in the rich industrialized countries have resulted in a shift from class-based to value-based politics.