Mary is chronically stressed. How will this affect her nervous system?
a) Her sympathetic nervous system will be chronically activated
b) Her parasympathetic nervous system will be chronically activated
c) The activation of her sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems will alternate in order to bring her system into equilibrium
d) The nervous system is not strongly affected by stress
a
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