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. 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

c

Psychology

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All of the following are true about Christopher Reeve's spinal cord injury and recovery except:

a. His therapy used electrical stimulation to exercise critical muscle groups. b. His injury was initially classified as Grade A (the category of greatest impairment). c. Reeve was able to achieve his goal of unassisted walking before his death in 2004 d. After three years of therapy Reeve regained two thirds of his touch sensation.

Psychology

Which of the following is not one of the theories regarding the possible advantages of lateralization?

a. Lateralization may reduce vulnerability to some diseases and disorders. b. Lateralization of human brain structures made language possible. c. Lateralization might provide organisms with the ability to multitask. d. Left-handedness might afford an advantage in hand-to-hand combat.

Psychology