With Three Finals and Two Papers on Her Schedule at the Beginning

question 22

Multiple Choice

With three finals and two papers on her schedule at the beginning of finals' week, Kim was very aware of feeling her body "all keyed up" as she worried how she could possibly do everything she needed to do. By the middle of the week, Kim felt calmer and was dealing fairly well with budgeting her time and was completing tasks in a timely fashion. During the middle of finals' week, which stage of the general adaptation syndrome was Kim most likely experiencing?

• A)resistance
• B)recovery
• C)alarm reaction
• D)exhaustion

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