AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -With additional research, Selye concluded that these changes were not an isolated case, but rather the typical response to stress. Selye identified these stages as alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. Understanding these different responses and how they relate to each other may help you cope with stress.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary. General adaptation syndrome (GAS) describes the process your body goes through when you are exposed to any kind of stress, positive or negative. It has three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. If you do not resolve the stress that has triggered GAS, it can lead to physical and mental health problems.

Detailed explanation-3: -First described in a note to Nature in 1936 (Selye, 1936), the GAS has three stages: alarm; resistance; exhaustion.

Detailed explanation-4: -General adaptation syndrome (GAS) is a theory that describes the physiological changes the body experiences when under stress. The syndrome includes three stages: the alarm stage, the resistance stage, and the exhaustion stage.

Detailed explanation-5: -The alarm reaction stage refers to the initial symptoms of the body under acute stress and the “fight or flight” response. After the initial shock of the stressful event, the body begins to repair itself by lowering cortisol levels and normalizing the physiologic responses (i.e. blood pressure and heart rate).