After a difficult semester academically, which included breaking up with her boyfriend and the loss of her pet, Meg spends the holiday break catching up on sleep. Which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is she MOST likely in?
Exhaustion stage is the final stage of general adaptation syndrome where the body has depleted it's energy resources by trying to continually trying but failing to recover from initial alarm reaction stage. At this stage, the body is no longer equipped to find stress.
