You are sleeping at the station while on shift. The tones go off loudly and lights instantly come on. You jump out of bed and qu
ickly put on your clothes and run out to the apparatus bay. Your heart rate is elevated, you are breathing faster, and wide awake. What stage of the stress response are you experiencing
The correct answer is Alarm Reaction or Alarm Stage.
Explanation:
Alarm stage is also called as a fight and flight stage. During this stage, our brain sends signals to all the parts of the body and informs the body that some emergency situation has arised.
Due to this emergency situation, our heart starts beating faster which in turn sends more blood to the various parts of the body, adrenals glands enhances the release of stress hormone called cortisol and our body receives a kick of adrenaline rush which in turn boosts energy.
