For the past six months, Jenna's job has been extremely stressful, but she doesn't feel that she can quit because she needs the money for tuition. Jenna has been having chronic headaches and is behind in all of her classes. According to Hans Selye, Jenna is in the ________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

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The exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome is characterized by depletion of physical and emotional resources due to prolonged stress. Jenna's chronic headaches and falling behind in classes suggest that she is experiencing this stage. The alarm stage is the initial reaction to stress, the resistance stage involves coping with the stress, and the collapse stage is a rare extreme reaction to prolonged stress.

For the Past Six Months, Jenna's Job Has Been Extremely