Shontae has been taking her resting heart rate each morning as soon as she wakes up. over a four month period her resting heart rate has gone from 87 beats per minute to 76 beats per minute. during this same time period shontae has been actively participating in a cardiovascular fitness program 5 days per week. which statement most accurately reflects the change in her resting heart rate level? a) a four month period is not enough time to affect change on the cardiovascular system. b) a decrease in resting heart rate means her cardiovascular system is working less efficiently. c) a decrease in resting heart rate means her cardiovascular system is working more efficiently. d) her cardiovascular system is showing no effect from the exercise program.

Sleep paralysis. so this is something i’ve dealt with for most of my life (i’m 15) and i’m pretty sure my first sp was when i was 9. and it’s usually the usual i’m not able to move anything except for my eyes, and it’s so hard to breathe (feels like someone’s pushing hard on my chest) and then i hear someone whispering and then i can move and then have to essentially wake up because i won’t be able to go back to sleep. but recently. and i mean it’s happened twice now and it’s not even been a week. where i suddenly wake up like a noise woke me, but then soon realize i’m not able to move and i sleep on my side that doesn’t face the wall and i have a desk that is on the same wall as my bed but farther off in the room. and i see myself sitting in the computer chair. like me. but as soon as i see (myself) it spins around and faces me and just stares at me for a good 2-3 minutes. and then it is that i realize that it’s got cold eyes instead of my normal eyes. and for one it’s absolutely creepy to be able to see yourself move without you ya know and secondly i kinda feel threatened to be honest. it’s happened 2 times now and i noticed the 2nd time (me) stared at my paralyzed body for about a minute longer then the 1st time. i just wonder if anyone else experienced anything like this because i’ve never had this happen before. and i’ve told my close family and they just shrugged it off and said i’m just having bad dreams again, but my computer chair is facing my bed when i come back into my room? and i know usually these are hallucinations but nothing’s changed in my life to cause a sudden anxiety or stress spell so i don’t know. and i know what bad dreams feel like and sp is waay worse then a bad dream. you can’t be awake to be having a bad dream

Write a journal at least 1 paragraph. in your mind, how do you define psychology right now? when do you think psychology began? what do you think modern psychologists do?

Why is it important for health care professional to stay informed about new development?