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Distancing is an emotion-focused coping strategy in which the individual imagines that the stressor is magically removed through an act of fate or a miracle.
Electrical Charge
A fundamental property of matter that exists in either a positive or negative state and causes it to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field.
All-Or-None Law
A principle that states that the strength of a response of a nerve cell or muscle fiber is not dependent on the strength of the stimulus; if a stimulus is above a certain threshold, a nerve or muscle fiber will fire.
Action Potentials
Action potentials are rapid rises and falls in the electric potential across a nerve cell's membrane, allowing for the transmission of neural signals.
Action Potential
A rapid rise and fall in electrical charge across a cell's membrane, allowing for nerve signal transmission.
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