You Hate Mathematics and Feel a Knot Forming in Your

question 14

Multiple Choice

You hate mathematics and feel a knot forming in your stomach when you read in the college catalog that Calculus I is required for your chosen major. You are in the__________  stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

• A) alarm
• B) exhaustion
• C) resistance
• D) extinction

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Definitions:

Open Systems

A system is open or closed to the degree that it can exchange information and energy with its environment. A more open system can adapt to environmental changes.

Closed Systems

A system is open or closed to the degree that it can exchange information and energy with its environment. A closed system cannot adapt to environmental changes and is more likely to move toward entropy.

Levels

Different stages or degrees in a hierarchy or process.

Dynamic Function

The ability or process within a system or entity to change or evolve over time in response to external and internal conditions.