When a Stressor Is Chronic and a Person or Animal

question 52

Multiple Choice

When a stressor is chronic and a person or animal cannot fight it or flee from it, then the chronic physiological arousal that results can be severely damaging to the body.What is this condition known as?

• A)Atherosclerosis
• B)Narcolepsy
• C)Allostatic load
• D)Degeneration

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Definitions:

Tejanos

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Fort Laramie Treaty

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Northern Plains

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