At the death of her husband Bronson Ingram,Martha Ingram unexpectedly became the CEO of Ingram Industries,a billion-dollar conglomerate with holdings in the publishing,music,barge,dredging,computer distribution industries,and others.As she took on the duties of Ingram Industries CEO,Martha Ingram was at which stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome?
A)Resistance
B)Denial
C)Exhaustion
D)Alarm
E)Affective

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The Alarm stage is the initial reaction to a stressor, where the body recognizes the stress and begins to respond. Martha Ingram unexpectedly becoming CEO would likely trigger this initial stress response.

At the Death of Her Husband Bronson Ingram,Martha Ingram Unexpectedly