General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

Question 1

GAS

Answer 1

3 STAGE physiological response to stress that occurs regardless of the stressor that is encountered

Question 2

3 stages

Answer 2

1.alarm reaction
2.resistance
3.exhaustion

Question 3

1. alarm reaction

Answer 3

initial decrease and subsequent increase in bodily arousal in response to an immediate stressor

Question 4

alarm shock - shock and counter shock

Answer 4

decreased bodily arousal for a brief period of time following the initial exposure to a stressor

sympathetic nervous system responses occur that mobilise the body to respond to the stressor

Question 5

resistance

Answer 5

maintaining high levels of bodily arousal in response to a persistent stressor - but that ability begins to decline

Question 6

exhaustion

Answer 6

depletion of energy levels and bodily resources, resulting in an inability to cope with the stressor - no longer adapt

Question 7

shock -
counter shock -

Answer 7

shock: freeze response
counter shock: flight or fight

Question 8

strenghts of GAP

Answer 8

• chronic stress
  -link between stress n disease
  -psychological process that underlie stress

Question 9

limitation of GAS:

Answer 9

• assumes stress is non specific response
  -ignores stress as pychological response to a stressor

Question 10

flight or fight or freeze response - alarm reaction

shock can be likened to..

Answer 10

• shock can be likened to our freeze response

Question 11

flight or fight or freeze response
- counter shock can be likened to

Answer 11

our flight or fight response

Question 12

cortisol - alarm reaction
- cortisol begins to be released

Answer 12

during counter shock

Question 13

cortisol - resistance
- cortisol enables

Answer 13

us to maintain our resistance above norma level

Question 14

cortisol - exhaustion:
-our level of cortisol begins

Answer 14

begins to reduce following ‘resistance’