alarm reaction
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of alarm reaction
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Stage one of GAS is called the alarm reaction.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Having mobilized the defense forces of the body, the alarm reaction is followed by a stage of increased resistance to whatever stress caused the alarm.
From Time Magazine Archive
Interference with goal-directed behavior of an individual gives rise to the alarm reaction.
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If the interference can be successfully disposed of or avoided altogether, the alarm reaction will recede.
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It begins, he holds, with an alarm reaction.
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