Women who are involved in intense physical training, such as long-distance running, sometimes stop menstruating, and their bodies shut down other processes not necessary for immediate survival. What phase of the general adaptation syndrome does this phenomenon BEST describe?

A) alarm
B) resistance
C) exhaustion
D) fight-or-flight


B) resistance

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