Adelaida hears a rattling sound as she hikes through the desert. Her muscles tense and her blood pressure rises. According to Hans Selye, she is in the ________ phase.

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The alarm phase is the first stage of the general adaptation syndrome, in which the body prepares to deal with a stressor. Adelaida's physical and psychological reactions to the rattling sound indicate that she is experiencing the alarm phase.

Adelaida Hears a Rattling Sound as She Hikes Through the Desert