Jewell was shuffling through some papers and found the unopened mortgage statement for her house

She immediately experienced an acceleration in her heart rate and a queasy feeling in her stomach. She'd thought she had already made the house payment, but here it was in front of her 30 days past due. Jewell has just entered the __________ stage of Selye's general adaptation syndrome.
a) alarm
b) appraisal
c) resistance
d) adjustment


a

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