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 ________.

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Adelaida's reaction to the rattling sound is characteristic of the alarm phase of the stress response according to Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) theory. This initial phase is marked by the body's immediate "fight or flight" response to a perceived stressor. The chronic stress phase occurs when the body has been exposed to prolonged stress, exhaustion phase when the body's resources are depleted, and the resistance phase when the body attempts to adapt to the stressor.

Adelaida Hears a Rattling Sound as She Hikes Through the Desert