When we encounter a stressor, the _____ nervous system accelerates the automatic processes in our body, and after the stressor is over, the _____ nervous system returns us to normal functioning.
A) somatic; autonomic
B) somatic; sympathetic
C) parasympathetic; sympathetic
D) sympathetic; parasympathetic

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The sympathetic nervous system is responsible for the "fight or flight" response, which accelerates our bodily processes in response to a stressor. The parasympathetic nervous system then returns us to normal functioning once the stressor is over. Somatic and autonomic refer to different types of nervous system control, but are not directly related to stress responses.

When We Encounter a Stressor, the _____ Nervous System Accelerates