Question

A client who lives with many psychosocial and physiologic stressors is experiencing the exhaustion stage of stress. the client is likely to develop what consequence of this stage

Answer 1

The exhaustion stage of stress in the third stage of stress and represents a period of total body shut down. After a period the body is no longer able to fight of infections and usually loses a battle with a viral or bacterial infection. this long term stress weakens the body by increasing hormone levels and reducing water and vitamin levels.