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Adaptation Syndrome - Term Papers

Adaptation Syndrome

What Is General (GAS)
General is a theory formulated in 1936 by Dr. Hans Seyle, a celebrated figure in the field of stress research. Gas depicts the process of prolonged exposure to stress by separating behaviors into 3 stages. The Alarm Reaction, Resistance and Exhaustion Stage. This behavioral model is such a valuable tool in the study of stress research because it explains both the physiological and psychological effects of stress on the human body.
The Alarm Reaction Stage
All Stress is caused by external stimuli; the immediate response to these challenges or threats is the Alarm Reaction stage. In the A.R.S. this perception of a threatening situation caused by the brain sends ...

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room where the temperature was near freezing,(Author pg#) “…during the first 48 hours they developed the typical manifestations of the alarm reaction. This was proved by killing ten animals at the end of the second day; all of them had large fat-free adrenals, small thymuses, and stomach ulcers.” (Seyle, 1956; 88). This experiment conducted illustrated the vast number of physical changes the body undergoes in stressful situations.

The Resistance Stage

The alarm reaction stage cannot be maintained indefinitely, and longer exposure to stressors cause people to progress to the resistance stage. The stage is also referred to as the ‘survival’ stage. Here people develop a way to fight off the response the stressor has inflicted upon us in the A.R.S. This stage brings forward many defense mechanisms call coping ...

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Added: 11/28/2005 07:43:42 AM
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