AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not a stage of the General Adaption Syndrome (GAS)?
A
Stress
B
Alarm
C
Resistance
D
Exhaustion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is b. attack. The stages are alarm, resistance and exhaustion that describe the phases a person endures when handling stressors.

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: -It has three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Detailed explanation-4: -The three stages of GAS are: alarm reaction. resistance. exhaustion.

Detailed explanation-5: -Stress is responsible for general adaptation syndrome occurring. Although Hans Selye has only identified physical stressors in his initial experiment, any type of stress could cause GAS to occur. During the first stage of general adaptation syndrome, your body goes into “fight or flight” mode.

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