Psychology in Modules
Psychology in Modules
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781464167522
Author: David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 40, Problem 10TYS
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Concept introduction:  Hans Selye defined the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) as the ways in which the body responds to a stress. Usually the body responds in three predictable changes namely-alarm stages, resistance stage, and exhaustion stage.

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Correct answer: Selye’s general adaptation syndrome (GAS) consists of an alarm reaction followed by resistance, then exhaustion.

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The first stage in Selye’s general adaptation syndrome (GAS) is an alarm stage, which provides a burst of energy when the body responds to the stress signal sent to the hypothalamus.

In the second resistance stage, the body tries to adapt or resist the change made by the stressor molecule. In the final exhaustion stage, the energy produced by the body is depleted.

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