AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -This stage is the result of prolonged or chronic stress. Struggling with stress for long periods can drain your physical, emotional, and mental resources to the point where your body no longer has strength to fight stress. You may give up or feel your situation is hopeless.

Detailed explanation-2: -The exhaustion stage This stage occurs during prolonged or chronic stress when the body’s adaptation to higher stress levels starts to break down. The body no longer has the strength or resources to fight the stress. Signs of the exhaustion stage include, but are not limited to, the following: Trouble sleeping.

Detailed explanation-3: -The resistance stage is when your body begins to repair itself and normalize heart rate, blood pressure, etc. After the initial shock of a stressful event, your body enters this recovery phase but remains on high alert for a while.

Detailed explanation-4: -The body usually adapts to a prolonged stressor, such as an upcoming final, by entering the stage of resistance. During resistance, the body’s systems return to normal, but remain alert. Following resistance, the body enters exhaustion, at which point it can no longer resist the stressor.

Detailed explanation-5: -The consistent and ongoing increase in heart rate, and the elevated levels of stress hormones and of blood pressure, can take a toll on the body. This long-term ongoing stress can increase the risk for hypertension, heart attack, or stroke.