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

Question

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

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The example given suggests that bodily changes (difficulty breathing) lead to subsequent emotions (anxiety or worry). This is in line with the James-Lange theory of emotion, which proposes that emotions are a result of physiological changes in the body.

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