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alarm reaction

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noun

Physiology.

  1. the first stage of the general adaptation syndrome, in which the body responds to stress by exhibiting shock.

Etymology

Origin of alarm reaction

First recorded in 1935–40

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Stage one of GAS is called the alarm reaction.

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It begins, he holds, with an alarm reaction.

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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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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.

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