General Adaptation Syndrome

Question 1

Who discussed General Adaptation Syndrome?

What year did he/she do this?

Answer 1

Hans Selye (1946)

Question 2

What are the stages of General Adaptation Syndrome? (3)

Answer 2

1. Alarm Stage
2. Resistance Stage
3. Final Stage

Question 3

What happens during the alarm stage of General Adaptation Syndrome?

Answer 3

The mobilization of defenses including:

1. Hypothalamus
2. Sympathetic Nervous System
3. Adrenal Glands

Question 4

What happens during the Resistance Stage of General Adaptation Syndrome?

Answer 4

Elevation of hormone levels to allow for the body systems to operate at peak performance levels

Question 5

What happens during the Final stage of General Adaptation Syndrome?

Answer 5

1. Stage of exhaustion
2. When the body is unable to respond further or is damaged by increased demands
3. Resolution of death