Question

Angie's husband Hal was badly injured in a motorcycle accident. For the first few weeks after the accident, Angie spent virtually every waking hour at the hospital as Hal hovered between life and death in intensive care. Angie seemed to be handling the stress well. At this point, Angie is probably in the ___________stage of the __________________.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer would be, Resistance Stage of General Adaptation Syndrome.

Explanation:

General Adaptation Syndrome is a process which consists of three stages, which describes the physiological changes in the body of a person when he is under stressful circumstances. Alarm, Resistance and Exhaustion are the three processes of this Syndrome.

In the resistance stage of the syndrome, the body resists or adapts to the stressor.

So in this example, Angie seemed to be handling the stress well, which means she is resisting the stressor even though by living the stress at the moment.