Chapter

General Adaptation Syndrome

From HE A LTH EDUC A TION H E A L T H 1 0 0 V E R S I O N 3 by Sambif

Concepts

  1. Stress Response

    "Hans Selye (1907–1982) started the modern era of research into something called stress. In 1950, Selye addressed the American Psychological Association convention and described a theory of stress-ind

  2. GAS Stages

    "Selye proposed a three-stage pattern of response to stress that he called the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS). When the organism first encountered stress in the form of novelty or threat, it respon

  3. Chronic Stress

    "For example, when your mom tells you that you are going to take the SAT next month, the first reaction may be shock, complaints, and feelings of stress, representing the beginning of the alarm stage.

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