Upon perceiving a stressor, the body reacts with a “fight-or-flight” response and the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated as the body’s resources are mobilized to meet the threat or danger.
2: Resistance
The body resists and compensates as the parasympathetic nervous system attempts to return many physiological functions to normal levels while body focuses resources against the stressor and remains on alert.
3: Exhaustion
If the stressor or stressors continue beyond the body’s capacity, the resources become exhausted and the body is susceptible to disease and death.
these are the 3 stages 1. Alarm 2. Resistance 3. Exhaustion
Maddie should ask her doctor what the terms he/she used (that she didn't understand) mean. Or she can go the sarcastic route and just say "In English please."
