What phase of the general adaptation syndrome is a client in when he uses all of his adaptive mechanisms for dealing with stress, leaving no defense against the distress?
A) Alarm reaction stage
B) Fight-or-flight stage
C) Stage of resistance
D) Stage of exhaustion
Ans: D
Exhaustion results when the adaptive mechanisms are exhausted. Without defense against the stressor, the body may either rest and mobilize its defenses to return to normal, or reach total exhaustion and die.
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