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Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome
Stress
What this note covers
- GAS describes a general physiological adaptation sequence
- Alarm mobilises immediate defence and countershock recovery
- Resistance sustains adaptation while costs accumulate
- Exhaustion reflects breakdown after prolonged unsuccessful adaptation
- Selye’s animal research supplied control and serious limitations
- GAS and psychological models explain different levels
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