PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTIONS

PSYCHOLOGY MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT one of the three phases of Hans Selye’s general adaptation syndrome?
A
alarm reaction
B
fight-or-flight
C
resistance
D
exhaustion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: The correct answer is B. Recovery. The three stages are alarm, resistance and exhaustion.

Detailed explanation-2: -The general adaptation syndrome (GAS) was first proposed by Hans Selye in his classic 1936 letter to the editor of Nature. The GAS consisted of three phases: (i) the alarm phase, (ii) the phase of adaptation, and (iii) the phase of exhaustion.

Detailed explanation-3: -The syndrome divides the total response from stress into three phases: the alarm reaction, the stage of resistance and the stage of exhaustion.

Detailed explanation-4: -[18] This syndrome is divided into the alarm reaction stage, resistance stage, and exhaustion stage. The alarm reaction stage refers to the initial symptoms of the body under acute stress and the “fight or flight” response.

Detailed explanation-5: -Hence, Alarm, Resistance, and Exhaustion are 3 stages of Selye’s GAS model. Therefore, Intolerance is not a stage seen in Selye’s GAS model.

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