Lola is getting her blood pressure tested at a machine in the local supermarket. The first reading is 135/90, which she knows is high. She then sits for a few minutes taking slow and deep breaths, and when her BP is taken again, it is 120/78. This process of getting control over involuntary physiological processes is part of __________.

A. activation synthesis
B. rTMS
C. progressive desensitization
D. biofeedback training


Answer: D

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