Which Statement Regarding Physiological Conformity and Regulation Is True

question 55

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding physiological conformity and regulation is true?

• A) All animals will eventually conform.
• B) Animals are either regulators or conformers.
• C) An animal cannot be both an ion regulator and a temperature conformer.
• D) Conforming is more metabolically expensive than regulating.

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Definitions:

Compulsory Treatment Orders

Legal orders which require a person with a mental health disorder to undergo treatment or therapy without their consent.

Coercive

Referring to the use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance or control over others.

Net-widening

The phenomena by which interventions designed to divert individuals from the criminal justice system actually increase the number of individuals being controlled or supervised by the system.

Best Interests Principle

In provincial mental health law, the doctrine that decisions made by others about the treatment of people suffering from mental disorders should maximize the chances of a good outcome, taking into account the risks and benefits of all available treatments.