Question

Breathing is affected by stress because

A. our bodies need less oxygen during stressful situations.
B. during stressful situations, our bodies become relaxed and breathing becomes deeper.
C. during stressful situations, our bodies tense up and breathing becomes shallow with less oxygen coming in and less carbon dioxide being pumped out.
D. stress causes the lungs to stop working properly.

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. When someone is stressed out they often breath heavier and faster than normal, sometimes causing panic attacks. When this happens our bodies tense and our breathing becomes shallow.

Answer 2

Breathing is affected by stress because
C. during stressful situations, our bodies tense up and breathing becomes shallow with less oxygen coming in and less carbon dioxide being pumped out.