The nurse clarifies that a neuroendocrine response involves the autonomic nervous system and the endocrine system and is considered a:
1. local adaptation syndrome.
2. total adaptation syndrome.
3. acute adaptation syndrome.
4. general adaptation syndrome.
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The neuroendocrine response involves primarily the autonomic nervous system and the en-docrine system and is considered part of the general adaptation syndrome, which is physio-logic and affects the entire body.
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