#6 u3aos1 - biological model of stress GAS (ch4c)

Question 1

General Adaptaton Syndrome (GAS)
3 marks

Answer 1

a biological model of stress that proposes we have a
non-specific response to stress
that occurs in three stages

Question 1

characterisitics of GAS
3 marks

Answer 1

• non-specific
  occurs regardless of the situation that is encountered
• contains three stages
  alarm reaction
  resistance
  exhaustion
• physiological response

Question 2

three stages of GAS
3 marks

Answer 2

alarm reaction
resistance
exhaustion

Question 3

2 phases in alarm reaction
2 marks

Answer 3

shock
counter shock

Question 4

alarm reaction
4 marks

Answer 4

the first stage of GAS
when the individual first becomes aware of the stressor
contains two phases
- shock
- counter shock

Question 5

shock
2 marks

Answer 5

ability for the individual to cope goes below the normal level
of resistance against stress

Question 6

counter shock
2 marks

Answer 6

sympathetic nervous system gets activated
the body’s ability to cope increases
above the normal level of resistance

Question 7

resistance
3 marks

Answer 7

the second stage of GAS
where the body’s ability to cope with the stressor sustains at the max
as the
body prioritises functions to support this

Question 8

what happens to the immune system during the resistance stage of GAS
2 marks

Answer 8

it gets weaker
as cortisol is relased excessively over a prolonged period of time.

Question 9

exhaustion
4 marks

Answer 9

the final stage of GAS
the body’s resources will be depleted as it has been
suppying the individual for a prolonged period of time
this leads to the immune system being left impaired

Question 10

which stage of GAS is cortisol released?
1 mark

Answer 10

cortisol is released through all stages of GAS

Question 11

explanatory power
1 mark

Answer 11

the ability of a theory/model to explain subject matter effectively