Rasheed Is an Army Field Surgeon Who Has Been Operating

question 90

Multiple Choice

Rasheed is an army field surgeon who has been operating on wounded soldiers for the past 24 hours, without a break.It seems as if he will never be able to deal with all the wounded soldiers that are already at the field hospital, and more wounded are arriving every hour.Meanwhile, the sound of heavy artillery is getting closer all the time.At this point, Rasheed feels completely worn out.His overall energy reserves are totally depleted, and his body just wants to give up.According to Selye's general activation syndrome (GAS) , Rasheed is probably experiencing:

• A)an alarm reaction
• B)a resistance reaction
• C)autonomic rebound
• D)physiological exhaustion

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Major Problems

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DSM-IV-TR

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