PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THEORY OF EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following would be caused by the sympathetic nervous system?
A
heart rate slowing down
B
skin becoming dry
C
digestion being inhibited
D
salivation increasing
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The sympathetic nervous system moves blood away to other organs, interferes with the regular contractions of the muscles along the digestive tract and decreases secretions needed for proper digestion.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sympathetic nervous system inhibits-digestion, defecation, absorption, salivation, urination. (So basically the answer is all of these. Sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system are divisions of Autonomic nervous system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Its effects include increasing your heart rate and breathing ability, improving your eyesight and slowing down processes like digestion.

Detailed explanation-4: -adrenergic drug, any of various drugs that mimic or interfere with the functioning of the sympathetic nervous system by affecting the release or action of norepinephrine and epinephrine.

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