Drives serve to activate responses that are aimed at reducing the drive, thereby returning the body to a more normal state called ________.

A) stability
B) equilibrium
C) homeostasis
D) physiological balance

Homeostasis

The ability or tendency of an organism or a cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes.

Equilibrium

A state of balance or stability within a system, achieved through a process of adaptation and change in response to external or internal pressures.

Physiological Balance

The state of equilibrium in the body's internal environment due to the constant interaction of the body's many regulatory processes.