Introduction to Psychology 10th Edition by Rod Plotnik,Haig Kouyoumdjian

Exercise 21

A series of three stages-alarm, resistance, and exhaustion-that the body goes through in dealing with stress is referred to as the (a) _____. The alarm stage is our initial reaction to stress and is marked by activation of the (b) _____. The resistance stage is the body's reaction to continued stress and is marked by most physiological responses returning to (c) _____ levels. The exhaustion stage is the body's reaction to long-term, continuous stress and is marked by the actual breakdown or weakening of (d) _____.