Stages of Reaction to Stress

Question 1

3 Stages of Reaction to Stress

Stress stimulates the body to send messages from the hypothalamus to the glands to prepare for potential defense needs

Answer 1

Alarm Reaction Stage

Question 2

3 Stages of Reaction to Stress

The digestive system reduces function to shunt blood to areas needed for defense. The lungs take in more air, heart beats faster and harder to circulate oxygen and to be used by the body by fight, flight, or freeze behaviors

Answer 2

Resistance Stage

Question 3

3 Stages of Reaction to Stress

If the person adapts to the stress, the body responses relax, and the gland, organ, and systemic responses abate

Answer 3

Resistance Stage

Question 4

3 Stages of Reaction to Stress

Occurs when the person has responded negatively to
anxiety and stress

Answer 4

Exhaustion Stage

Question 5

3 Stages of Reaction to Stress

Body stores are depleted or the emotional components are not resolved, resulting in continual arousal of the physiological responses and little reserve capacity

Answer 5

Exhaustion Stage