Paulie's mother died a week ago, and at first he was so dazed and distressed that he

couldn't think. He has now recovered enough to organize the funeral, call up friends and
family, and look into legal aspects of her death.

Paulie is most probably in the
__________ stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome.
a. alarm
b. adaptation
c. resistance
d. exhaustion
e. fight-or-flight

c. resistance