Endocrinologist Hans Selye Was a Pioneer in Studying the Body's

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Endocrinologist Hans Selye was a pioneer in studying the body's response to stress. He called the physiological response pattern to strong and patterned stressors the "General Adaptation Syndrome" (GAS) . This includes the following three phases

• A)alarm reaction, resistance, and recovery
• B)alarm reaction, resistance, and exhaustion
• C)reaction, resistance, and response
• D)reaction, response, and exhaustion

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Definitions:

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics to calculate elasticity by averaging the percentages of change in both quantity and price.

Price Elasticity

A gauge for assessing how the demand or supply levels of an item react to price alterations.

Income Elasticity

A measure of how much the demand for a good or service changes in response to a change in income.

Inferior Good

A good for which a rise in income decreases the demand for the good.