Travis was piloting a small private jet. He was making his final approach through heavy fog, and when he finally broke through the fog cover at 150 feet, he realized that the runway was 20 yards to his left. For an instant he experienced a sensation of total panic, but he quickly took action. With his heart still pounding, he gave the plane full throttle in an attempt to clear the rapidly approaching trees. According to Selye's general adaptation syndrome, as Travis took action he was experiencing

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Travis's immediate reaction to take action in response to the situation is an example of the resistance reaction stage of Selye's general adaptation syndrome. This is the stage where the body responds to and fights against the stressor in an attempt to maintain balance and cope with the situation. The other options, such as physiological exhaustion (A) and autonomic rebound (D), are not applicable in this situation. The alarm reaction (C) is the initial stage of the syndrome, which involves the body's initial response to a stressor, but Travis's response indicates that he has moved beyond this stage to the resistance reaction stage.

Travis Was Piloting a Small Private Jet