The alarm reaction stage of the general adaptation syndrome describes the body’s immediate reaction to a threatening situation or emergency, functioning similarly to the fight-or-flight response described by Walter Cannon.

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  Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology

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• Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology open.maricopa.edu Maricopa Open Digital Press via serper

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• fight-or-flight response concept
• general adaptation syndrome concept
• Walter B. Cannon entity