According to Hans Seyle, if a person does not adapt to the stress in his or her surroundings, eventually the person will experience:
A.
Fright or flight.
B.
Exhaustion.
C.
Resistance.
D.
Adaptation.
NS: B
Hans Selye is the theorist who developed the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) theory, which explains that if a person continues to resist change, he or she will eventually decrease the immune system, which could result in complete exhaustion or death.
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