Describe how a person's body responds during each stage of the general adaptation syndrome

What will be an ideal response?

Answer will include that the general adaptation syndrome consists of three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. In the alarm reaction, your body mobilizes its resources to cope with added stress. The pituitary gland signals the adrenal glands to produce more adrenaline, noradrenaline, and cortisol. As these stress hormones enter the bloodstream, some bodily processes are speeded up and others are slowed, allowing bodily resources to be applied where needed. In the stage of resistance, bodily adjustments to stress stabilize. As the body's defenses come into balance, symptoms of the alarm reaction disappear. Outwardly, everything seems normal with the body being better able to cope with the original stressor, but with its resistance to other stresses being lowered. It is during the stage of resistance that the first signs of psychosomatic disorders