Once you get over the initial stress associated with your first exam of finals week, the fact that you have several more exams will likely lead your body to enter the _____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

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The resistance stage of the general adaptation syndrome occurs when the body attempts to cope with and adapt to ongoing stressors. In this situation, the ongoing stressors are the multiple exams in finals week, and the body is trying to maintain a level of physical and mental functioning to keep up with the demands of studying and test-taking. The alarm stage occurs when the body first reacts to a stressor, while the exhaustion stage occurs when the body can no longer cope with ongoing stress and experiences negative physical and mental effects. The action/willpower stage is not part of the general adaptation syndrome.

Once You Get Over the Initial Stress Associated with Your