A nurse is teaching the staff about the general adaptation syndrome. In which order will the nurse list the stages, beginning with the first stage?
1. Resistance
2. Exhaustion
3. Alarm
a. 3, 1, 2
b. 3, 2, 1
c. 1, 3, 2
d. 1, 2, 3
ANS: A
The general adaptation syndrome (GAS), a three-stage reaction to stress, describes how the body responds physiologically to stressors through stages of alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.
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