general adaptation syndrome

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General adaptation syndrome is a three-stage model of the body's physiological response to prolonged stress, encompassing alarm, resistance, and exhaustion phases.

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instanceOf concept in psychology
stress response model
theoretical model in physiology
appliesTo animals
humans
associatedWith allostatic load
chronic stress
componentOf Selye's theory of stress
criticizedFor limited consideration of psychological factors
oversimplification of stress responses
describes body's physiological response to prolonged stress
developedBy Hans Selye NERFINISHED
explains physiological changes during chronic stress
field endocrinology
psychology
stress research
firstDescribedBy Hans Selye NERFINISHED
firstDescribedIn 1936
hasAlarmStageCharacteristic acute activation of sympathetic-adrenal-medullary system
hasAlternativeName GAS
hasConsequence impaired immune function in exhaustion stage
increased vulnerability to disease in exhaustion stage
hasExhaustionStageCharacteristic depletion of physiological resources
hasExhaustionStageOutcome increased risk of burnout
increased risk of illness
hasKeyConcept nonspecific response of the body to any demand
hasNumberOfStages 3
hasResistanceStageCharacteristic adaptation to persistent stressor
hasStage alarm stage
exhaustion stage
resistance stage
includesProcess activation of adrenal cortex
activation of sympathetic nervous system
cortisol secretion
hormonal adaptation to stress
influenced biopsychosocial models of stress
modern stress theories
originatedIn experimental research on rats
publishedIn Nature NERFINISHED
relatedTo fight-or-flight response
hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis NERFINISHED
stress
usedIn clinical psychology
occupational health
stress management education

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Hans Selye knownFor general adaptation syndrome
Hans Selye theory general adaptation syndrome