Health: The Basics, The Mastering Health Edition (12th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134183268
Author: Rebecca J. Donatelle
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 2PQ
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To identify: The stage of stress does the fight-or-fight response arise
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Stress refers to physical and mental response of the body to any kind of threat or demand. Stress can be caused by both positive and negative experiences. Exhaustion stage, resistance stage, and alarm stage are the three phases of general adaptation syndrome (stress).
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