Question

Read the opening to "The Yellow Wallpaper" and answer the following question:

It is very seldom that mere ordinary people like John and myself secure ancestral halls for the summer. A colonial mansion, a hereditary estate, I would
say a haunted house, and reach the height of romantic felicity- but that would be asking too much of fate! Still I will proudly declare that there is
something queer about it.
Else, why should it be let so cheaply? And why have stood so long untenanted? John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage. John is
practical in the extreme. He has no patience with faith, an intense horror of superstition, and he scoffs openly at any talk of things not to be felt and
seen and put down in figures. John is a physician, and perhaps - (I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to
my mind -) perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster. You see he does not believe I am sick! And what can one do?
Which explanation best supports the answer to question 1?
a
b
The narrator exaggerates the effect the house has on her emotions.
The narrator asks a series of rhetorical questions that represent her authentic thinking.
The narrator uses descriptive language to paint a vivid picture.
The narrator makes a comparison between the house and her emotions.

Answer 1

There’s a saying in brain science based on the work of Donald Hebb: neurons that fire together, wire together. The more they fire together, the more they wire together. In essence, you develop psychological resources by having sustained and repeated experiences of them that are turned into durable changes in your brain. You become more grateful, confident, or determined by repeatedly installing experiences of gratitude, confidence, or determination. Similarly, you center yourself increasingly in the Responsive, green zone – with an underlying sense of peace, contentment, and love – by having and internalizing many experiences of safety, satisfaction, and connection.

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