Question

Persephone experiences the first stage of the general adaptation syndrome. what term best characterizes this experience?

Answer 1

The answer is "alarm".

The alarm stage is otherwise called the fight or flight response. Amid the alarm stage, your mind sends a crisis flag to different parts of your body, which tells those parts that you're in an unsafe circumstance. As your body assembles itself to respond, you can pick between a fight or flight reaction.  

When you're in the alarm stage, your nervous system is set up to fight or flight. Your heart begins beating quicker, which gives more blood and oxygen to your arms and legs.

Answer 2

General adaptation syndrome is a collection of responses that a body exhibit when facing stress.

The first stage to this syndrome is called the alarm reaction stage, which is what Persephone facing. In this stage, an individual may exhibit a flight or fight response due to a stressor. This response would be apparent biologically, with heightening heart rate and increase in cortisol as well as adrenaline.