According to Hans Selye and the general adaptation syndrome, our response to stress has both a rapid phase and slower, continued phase. The rapid portion is ________ while the continuing portion is ______.

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Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome describes our response to stress in three stages: the alarm reaction stage, where the body reacts to the stressor immediately; the resistance stage, where the body attempts to adapt to the stressor; and finally, the exhaustion stage, if the stress continues for a long time. The correct pairing according to this model is the alarm reaction as the rapid phase and resistance as the continuing phase.

According to Hans Selye and the General Adaptation Syndrome, Our