Question

Melia is walking onstage to play a guitar solo at her school talent show when she trips on a wire and starts to fall and drop her guitar. She quickly lowers her left hand to the floor to stop her fall and raises her right hand to protect the guitar. Which stage of stress does this example illustrate? alarm resistance fatigue NextReset

Answer 1

This example illustrates the alarm stage of stress

The alarm stage is the first stage of stress and it is also called the fight or flight response. During this stage, the body reacts immediately to the cause of the stress as the brain sends a quick signal to other parts of the body, which inform those parts that one is in a dangerous situation. The body then reacts and chooses between a fight or flight response. From the question, the example illustrates the alarm stage of stress. Melina’s body mobilizes itself to react to the cause of the stress.