During the alarm stage of the general adaptation syndrome, the body prioritizes immediate survival by activating the fight-or-flight response. This leads to a decrease in non-essential bodily functions, such as digestion and immune responses, as energy is redirected to systems that can help manage the stressor. Consequently, functions like appetite, and reproductive processes may also diminish during this stage.
General adaptation syndrome is used to describe how someone's body short and long term reaction to stress. This is to see how someone is able to handle their stress.
How many stages?
Hans Selye is the psychologist credited with proposing the general adaptation syndrome. This theory describes the body's response to stress as progressing through three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. It has had a significant impact on understanding the physiological effects of stress.
resistance phase
Fight or flight
Fight or flight
alarm stage
Dr. Hans Selye was the psychologist who discovered the General Adaptation Syndrome.
General adaptation syndrome, or GAS, is a term used to describe the body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress. There are three stages the alarm reaction, the stage of resistance, and the stage of exhaustion.
The hypothalamus and the sympathetic nervous system are primarily associated with the general adaptation syndrome. The hypothalamus initiates the stress response, while the sympathetic nervous system activates fight-or-flight reactions in response to stress.
A.) Resistance stage
resistance