Outline
Outline Stress and too much stress Chapter 4, Section 3 A) Stress Response. 1) Key Points. a) The stress response has three phases alarm, resistance, and recovery (Exhaustion). b) Is the response to a demand or stressor. B) Alarm. 1) Key Points. a) Alarm occurs when you think that you are facing a challenge. b) Alarm is the first phase of the stress response, in which the persons faces a challenge and starts paying attention to it. C) Resistance. 1) Key Points. a) The second phase of the stress response, in which the body mobilizes this resources to withstand the effect of the stress. b) Resistance is a state of speeded-up functioning. D) Recovery. 1) Key Points. a) A healthy third phase of the stress response, in which the body returns to normal. b) Is one of the two possible third phase of the stress response. E) Exhaustion.