GAS Flashcards
1
Q
What does Gas stand for
A
General adaptive syndrome
2
Q
Who created the GAS model
A
Selye 1936
3
Q
What are the three stages of GAS
A
Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion
4
Q
What is a strength of GAS
A
Infulenial model- acknowledges both the Hpa and sam pathway and exhaustion now known as immonosupression increases validity
5
Q
What are 2 limitationbs
A
-issues with research used own research to support theory and used rats who are less cognitively developed than humans
-Outdated thought of as exhaustion but now considered as releases of hormones such as cortisol to prepare for long term stress
