Identify a feature of the second stage of the general adaptation syndrome.
A. Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes adjusted, eventually adaptation energy is exhausted.
B. The signs of the alarm reaction reappear, but now they are irreversible.
C. The bodily signs characteristic of the alarm reaction virtually disappear, and resistance rises above normal.
D. The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor.
Answer: C
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