The general adaptation syndrome process for discrimination involves three stages: an initial acute stress response (alarm stage), a heightened reactivity as the body prepares to act quickly due to repeated exposure (resistance stage), and long-term accumulation of stress responses leading to negative emotion and physical health wear (exhaustion stage).

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