While Suddenly and Unexpectedly Falling Asleep During Normal Waking Hours

question 80

Multiple Choice

While suddenly and unexpectedly falling asleep during normal waking hours, Sarah experiences vivid hallucinations of being in a horrible car crash. The experience is so realistic that she actually feels physical sensations as if the hallucination were real. Sarah's most likely diagnosis is .

• A) sleep apnea
• B) hypersomnia
• C) schizophrenia
• D) narcolepsy

Recognize physiological responses to stress, including the role of cortisol and the fight-or-flight mechanism.

Distinguish between stressors and stress reactions.

Grasp the perception's role in stress appraisal and its impact on individual stress levels.

Comprehend the impact of stress on health, including unhealthy behaviors and vulnerability to illness.

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Definitions:

Poisson Distribution

A probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space.

Negative Exponential Distribution

A probability distribution used to model time between events in a Poisson process, indicating a constant rate of occurrence.

Average Arrival Rate

A metric used to measure the rate at which entities (customers, goods, etc.) arrive at a facility or system over a specified period.

Average Service Rate

The average number of customers or units that can be processed over a certain time frame in a service system.