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    Hans Selye was the first to scientifically explain biological stress. He proposed the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model which states that stress causes a three stage bodily response - alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. In the alarm stage, the body activates its fight or flight response. In the resistance stage, it focuses resources against the stressor while outwardly appearing normal. If the stressor continues beyond the body's capacity, it enters the exhaustion stage where resources are depleted and it becomes susceptible to disease. Selye's theory profoundly influenced the study of stress and how individuals appraise and cope with stressors to adapt.

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    Hans Selye was the first to scientifically explain biological stress. He proposed the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model which states that stress causes a three stage bodily response - alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. In the alarm stage, the body activates its fight or flight response. In the resistance stage, it focuses resources against the stressor while outwardly appearing normal. If the stressor continues beyond the body's capacity, it enters the exhaustion stage where resources are depleted and it becomes susceptible to disease. Selye's theory profoundly influenced the study of stress and how individuals appraise and cope with stressors to adapt.

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    Hans Selye was the first to scientifically explain biological stress. He proposed the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model which states that stress causes a three stage bodily response - alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. In the alarm stage, the body activates its fight or flight response. In the resistance stage, it focuses resources against the stressor while outwardly appearing normal. If the stressor continues beyond the body's capacity, it enters the exhaustion stage where resources are depleted and it becomes susceptible to disease. Selye's theory profoundly influenced the study of stress and how individuals appraise and cope with stressors to adapt.

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     Hans Selye (1907- 1982)

    was a Hungarian
    endocrinologist, first to
    give a scientific
    explanation for biological
    stress.
     Hans Selye explained his
    stress model based on
    physiology and
    psychobiology as General
    Adaptation Syndrome
    (GAS).
     His model states that an
    event that threatens an
    organism’s well-being (a
    stressor) leads to a three-
    stage bodily response:
    o Stage 1: Alarm

    o Stage 2: Resistance

    o Stage 3: Exhaustion

     He explained about
    hypothalamic-pituitary-
    adrenal axis (HPA axis)
    system which prepares the
    body to cope with stress.
     Selye also explained
    about a local adaptation
    syndrome which refers to
    the inflammatory response
    and repair processes
    occur at the local site of
    tissue injury as in small,
    topical injuries, such as
    contact dermatitis which
    may lead to GAS if the
    local injury is severe
    enough.
    Stages
     Stage 1: Alarm
    o Upon encountering a

    stressor, body reacts


    with “fight-or-flight”
    response and
    sympathetic nervous
    system is activated.
    o Hormones such as

    cortisol and adrenalin


    released into the
    bloodstream to meet
    the threat or danger.
    o The body’s resources

    now mobilized.
     Stage 2: Resistance
    o Parasympathetic
    nervous system
    returns many
    physiological functions
    to normal levels while
    body focuses
    resources against the
    stressor.
    o Blood glucose levels

    remain high, cortisol


    and adrenalin continue
    to circulate at elevated
    levels, but outward
    appearance of
    organism seems
    normal.
    o Increase HR, BP,

    breathing
    o Body remains on red

    alert.
     Stage 3: Exhaustion
    o If stressor continues

    beyond body’s
    capacity, organism
    exhausts resources
    and becomes
    susceptible to disease
    and death.
    Terminology
     Stress: is a condition in
    which the human system
    responds to changes in its
    normal balanced state.
     Stressor: is any thing that
    is perceived as
    challenging, threatening or
    demanding.
     Eustress or positive
    stress: Manageable
    stress which can lead to
    growth and enhanced
    competence.
     Distress or Negative
    stress: Uncontrollable,
    prolonged, or
    overwhelming stress is
    destructive.
     Adaptation: is the change
    that takes place as a result
    of the response to a
    stressor.
     Coping: a balancing act
    between biological,
    psychological, and social
    process.
    o Adaptive Coping
    Contribute to
    resolution of the stress
    response
    o Maladaptive Coping

    –Strategies that cause


    further problems
    o Active Coping –

    Actively seeking
    resolution to the
    stress
     Homeostasis: refers to a
    steady state within the
    body and various
    physiologic mechanisms
    within the body respond to
    internal changes to
    maintain a relative
    constancy in the internal
    environment.
     Resilience: Resistant
    quality that permits a
    person to recovery quickly
    and thrive in spite of
    adversity
    Conclusion
     Hans Selye's theory
    profoundly influenced the
    scientific study of stress.
     Stress is a state produced
    by a change in the
    environment and the
    nature of the stressor is
    variable.
     The individual appraises
    and copes with the stress,
    to reach the goal of
    adaptation.
     The process is called
    coping with the stress, and
    it is achieved through a
    compensatory process
    with physiologic and
    psychological
    components.

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