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On one particularly stressful day, Darren learns that his girlfriend is leaving him, his mother has been robbed, and the IRS is auditing him. His body reacts with an increased heart rate and increased respiration. Viewing Darren's reaction from a biological perspective, Darren is experiencing ____.
 
  a. activation of the sympathetic nervous system in order to prepare the body for emergency action
  b. impaired immune response to stressors
 c. dysfunctional cognitions regarding the stressors occurring during this day
 d. pre-existing conditions that predispose him to developing stress reactions

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Kwan, a refugee from Cambodia, feels fine all day, but dies in his sleep. His autopsy shows no identifiable cause for his death. The cause of his death would likely be attributable to ____.
 
  a. ventricular fibrillation
 b. psychosomatic heart disease
  c. sudden death syndrome
 d. acute bradycardia


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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

c


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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
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