Research has long identified the fact that having higher levels of anger and hostility are detrimental to heart health. What is the mechanism by which such emotional states are unhealthy for one's cardiac functioning?
a. The ability of the heart to pump efficiently drops during such angry periods.
b. The heart experienced a potentially lethal drop in blood pressure during times of anger.
c. The heart actually showed a decrease in size of up to 33% during periods of intense anger.
d. The heart produced higher levels of the hormone ghrelin during times of anger, and ghrelin is associated with increased levels of atherosclerosis.
Ans: a. The ability of the heart to pump efficiently drops during such angry periods.
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