The Textbook Distinguishes Between a Challenge and a Threat

question 12

Multiple Choice

The textbook distinguishes between a challenge and a threat. Which one of the following is most likely to be a threat rather than a challenge?

• A) You think you can probably make the basketball team, but only if you practice every day at home.
• B) You are required to take a college course in nuclear physics, even though you failed basic physics in high school.
• C) You have invited a friend to dinner and are trying a recipe you've never tried before.
• D) You're asked to climb up a twenty-foot rope hanging from the ceiling. You've climbed ten feet before, but you've never climbed twenty feet.

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Definitions:

Spina Bifida

A birth defect where there is incomplete closing of the backbone and membranes around the spinal cord.

Herniated Disk

A condition in which the nucleus pulposus (the soft, gelatinous center) of the spinal disk bulges or ruptures through a tear in the tougher, outer ring, potentially causing pain and nerve irritation.

Annulus Fibrosus

The tough, outer ring of intervertebral discs designed to contain the nucleus pulposus and distribute pressure evenly across the disc.

Nucleus Pulposus

The inner core of the vertebral disc, composed of a jelly-like material that helps absorb shock and maintain spine flexibility.