AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The concept of homeostasis did not entirely garner consensus among researchers because ____
A
even the slightest fluctuations in the environment could cause the regulatory process to stop functioning
B
organisms did not always show signs of survival mechanisms when faced with changes in the internal and external environment
C
not all organisms could show adaptability to the changes in internal and external environment
D
it implies that just one system in the body struggles to return to baseline at a time
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The concept of homeostais did not entirely garner consensus among researchers because: it implies that just one system in the body struggles to return to baseline at a time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Selye discovered general adaptation syndrome after studying how the human body reacted to physical stressors, such as being exposed to cold temperatures or physical overexertion. Examples of stressors that can trigger GAS include: Daily stress (such as pressure at school, work, or at home relating to your family)

Detailed explanation-3: -The internal fight to restore homeostasis in the face of a stressor is known as the general adaptation syndrome, or GAS.

Detailed explanation-4: -The general adaptation syndrome (GAS) is a theory of stress responding proposed by Hans Selye. It refers to the nonspecific, generalized responses of the body in response to stress and provides a framework for the link between stress and chronic illness (Selye, 1956).

Detailed explanation-5: -Selye theorized that overexposing the body to stress would cause what he called “general adaptation syndrome, ” which could lead to shock, alarm and eventually exhaustion. Far from being limited to soldiers, the range of potential sufferers included all of humanity.

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