The Nurse Planning to Teach a Patient How to Use

The nurse planning to teach a patient how to use Benson's relaxation techniques to treat hypertension is essentially teaching the patient to:

A) switch from the sympathetic mode of the autonomic nervous system to the parasympathetic mode.
B) alter the internal state by modifying electronic signals related to physiological processes.
C) replace stress-producing thoughts and activities with daily stress-reducing thoughts and activities.
D) reduce catecholamine production and promote the production of additional beta-endorphins.