The general adaptation system is another name for "fight or flight."

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


False

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What distinguishes eustress from distress?

A. Eustress is the stress that occurs only in response to a cognitive demand like a final exam. B. Eustress is an optimal level of stress and is variable from one person to the next. C. Distress is a required element of achieving optimal performance. D. Each of the above statements is correct.

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Several young men and women decide to spend a fall weekend on a houseboat on the lake. They devote Saturday to swimming, eating, and drinking. The drinking continues late into the night. Bill, Joan, and a few others engage in a final drinking game to see who can drink a six-pack of beer the fastest. Joan wins the contest and soon falls asleep. She doesn't respond when Bill attempts to awaken her. Meanwhile, two women who did not participate in the drinking game, but who have been drinking, decide to swim in the lake. They laugh when someone says it might not be safe to get into the water, but they agree to put on life jackets and to stay within the boundaries of the boat's spotlight.Which issue poses the greatest risk to the women who want to go swimming?

A. elevated heart rate and respiration B. cardiac myopathy C. nausea D. hypothermia

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Fetal alcohol syndrome is the presence of birth defects in babies born to mothers who drank heavily during pregnancy.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The words arrhythmia and dysrhythmia are both spelled correctly

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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