AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Emily’s family has been traumatized by a recent hurricane in Puerto Rico. Described in terms of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS), which phase would they have experienced first?
A
Resistance
B
Appraisal
C
Exhaustion
D
Alarm
E
Challenge
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Alarm is the first phase of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) described by Hans Selye .

Detailed explanation-2: -General adaption syndrome, consisting of three stages: (1) alarm, (2) resistance, and (3) exhaustion. Alarm, fight or flight, is the immediate response of the body to ‘perceived’ stress.

Detailed explanation-3: -Your heart rate increases, your adrenal gland releases cortisol (a stress hormone), and you receive a boost of adrenaline, which increases energy. This fight-or-flight response occurs in the alarm reaction stage.

Detailed explanation-4: -1: Alarm. Upon perceiving a stressor, the body reacts with a “fight-or-flight” response and the sympathetic nervous system is stimulated as the body’s resources are mobilized to meet the threat or danger.

Detailed explanation-5: -The second stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome, characterized by coping with ongoing stress. An unpleasant emotional state that results from the perception of danger.

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