Exercise of sufficient intensity and/or duration will often lead to an increase in body temperature, which may have therapeutic effects. Of the following proposed mechanisms to explain the effects of exercise to alleviate anxiety, which is based on temperature change?
A) thermonuclear hypothesis
B) thermogenic hypothesis
C) endorphin hypothesis
D) monoamine hypothesis

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The thermogenic hypothesis suggests that the increase in body temperature from exercise can have therapeutic effects, including the alleviation of anxiety. This hypothesis is directly related to temperature changes resulting from exercise.

Exercise of Sufficient Intensity And/or Duration Will Often Lead to an Increase