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Which would most likely result in hyperventilation?

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Emotional tension, anxiety, or fear will most likely result in hyperventilation.

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Emotional tension, anxiety, and fear can result in hyperventilation. The reason is that the body, in any of these situations, thinks that it is in danger and has a fight or flight response, in which the body prepares to act and be alert to survive. In anxiety or emotional tension, there is no real threat, but the mind identifies a particular situation as such and actives the mentioned response that causes hyperventilation since there is an increase in the number of breaths that causes a low concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood leading to physical symptoms such as dizziness, chest pain, numbness, amongst others.

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