General Adaptation Syndrome

Hans Selye developed the General Adaptation Syndrome Model.

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Hans Selye was...

• a Romanian endocrinologist
• a Hungarian psychologist
• a Romanian psychologist
• a Hungarian endocrinologist

Hans Selye explained his stress model based on

• psychology and physiology
• physiology and psychobiology
• physiology and biology
• psychology and psychobiology

The General Adaptation Syndrome states that a stressor leads to a four stage bodily response.

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The three stages of the GAS model are alarm, resistance and exhaustion.

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In the alarm stage the sympathetic nervous system is activated.

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• True

In the alarm stage stress hormones are released into the bloodstream.

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In the resistance stage, body remains on red alert.

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• False

In the resistance stage, blood pressure, heart rate and breathing decrease.

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An organism exhausts resources and becomes susceptible to disease. This is part of the...

• resistance stage
• exhaustion stage
• alarm stage