Cynthia was recently promoted to an executive position in her company. The increased stress was enormous. After a few weeks, she began losing weight, lost interest in sex, and her menstrual cycle became irregular. Several months later, Cynthia suffered a physical breakdown when she acquired a dangerous viral infection and required hospitalization. What phase of the general adaptation syndrome
left Cynthia susceptible to the viral infection?
A) alarm
B) exhaustion
C) resistance
D) collapse
B) exhaustion
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A) stage 1 B) stage 2 C) stage 4 D) REM phase
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a) 4 hours per night. b) 9 hours per night. c) 7 hours per night. d) 5 hours a night.
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a. the source b. the medium of communication c. characteristics of the audience d. the context