which one of the following symptoms indicates that a person is in the alarm stage of stress? A. High Level of Concentration B. Hyperventilation C. Racing Heartbeat D. Blurred Vision I looked through all of my notes and couldn't seem to find the answer.

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c. racing heartbeat

The alarm stage of stress is more popularly known as the fight or flight stage stage. It is in this stage that the brain sends signals to the different parts of your body taking the message that you are in a perilous situation. Upon receiving the messages and your body started to react, you can choose between the flight and fight response. You can either fight or flee away from that dangerous place. This alarm stage of stress as explained by the father of stress, Hans Selye is commonly characterized by fast and racing heartbeats.

The symptoms indicate that a person is in alarm stage of stress is Hyperventilation [B]. It is kind of the reaction to emotional conditions such as stress, depression, phobia, anger or anxiety.

Further explanation:

Hyperventilation is a condition in which you begin respiring very quickly. A good equilibrium between oxygen respiration and carbon dioxide exhale happens in good respiration. When you are stress, you will exhale more than you inhale. As the effects, you disturbed the equilibrium. This condition leads to the body’s carbon dioxide to decrease quickly. High Hyperventilation can lead to loss of consciousness.

There are multiple variables can lead to Hyperventilation.  The most common cause of this symptom is not only stress, depression, phobia, anger or anxiety, but also panic attack. You can attempt some instant methods to assist treat acute Hyperventilation, like:

• Slowly breathe in a paper bag or hand cupped

• Try to breathe into your stomach (diaphragm), instead of your chest.

• Keep the breath at a moment of 10 to 15 seconds.

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Keywords: the alarm stage of stress, Hyperventilation

Subject: Health

Class: 10-12

Sub-chapter: Mental Health