When the fight-or-flight response is triggered repeatedly in response to perceived dangers—that is, daily stressors, rather than an isolated incident of danger—what problem results?
a) The parasympathetic nervous system becomes overactive.
b) We become immune to the effects of stress.
c) Stress leads directly to the development of cancer.
d) Our bodies never get a chance to return fully to homeostasis.
Answer: d
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