Annie felt despondent. her teammates were being kind to her, but she knew that she was the reason that her team lost the swim meet against the neighboring college. how many people could lose with a four-second lead against someone they had beaten so easily last year?

Stress.

Explanation: Stress is a physical response of our body to a stimulus. When stressed, the body thinks it is under attack and switches to “fight or flight” mode, releasing a complex mix of hormones and chemicals such as adrenaline, cortisol and norepinephrine to prepare the body for physical action.

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