You have just finished a very stressful final exam period filled with late nights and high anxiety. You start to feel yourself coming down with flulike symptoms. According to Selye's GAS, you are in the ________ phase.

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Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) characterizes the body's response to stress as passing through three stages: Alarm, Resistance, and Exhaustion. Alarm is the initial stage when the body recognizes and responds to the stressor. Resistance is the stage where the body attempts to cope with the stressor and maintain equilibrium. Exhaustion is the stage when the body's resources become depleted, and it is unable to maintain its defense against the stressor. Since the scenario describes the subject experiencing flu-like symptoms after a stressful period, it is likely that they have expended their resources and are in the exhaustion phase. Therefore, the correct answer is A) Exhaustion.

You Have Just Finished a Very Stressful Final Exam Period