Isla hears a rattling sound as she hikes through the desert. Her muscles tense and her blood pressure rises. According to Hans Selye, Isla is in the __________ phase of the general adaptation syndrome.

A. chronic stress
B. alarm
C. exhaustion
D. resistance


Answer: B

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