Persephone experiences the first stage of the general adaptation syndrome. what term best characterizes this experience?

General adaptation syndrome is a collection of responses that a body exhibit when facing stress.

The first stage to this syndrome is called the alarm reaction stage, which is what Persephone facing. In this stage, an individual may exhibit a flight or fight response due to a stressor. This response would be apparent biologically, with heightening heart rate and increase in cortisol as well as adrenaline.