Relaxation techniques help patients who have experienced major traumas because they:
a. engage the parasympathetic nervous system.
b. increase sympathetic stimulation.
c. increase the metabolic rate.
d. release hormones.
ANS: A
In response to trauma, the sympathetic arousal symptoms of rapid heart rate and rapid respiration prepare the person for flight or fight responses. Afterward, the dorsal vagal response damps down the sympathetic nervous system. This is a parasympathetic response with the heart rate and respiration slowing down and decreasing the blood pressure. Relaxation techniques promote activity of the parasympathetic nervous system.
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