General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) and Stress

In 1956, Hans Selye described stress as a physiological response pattern. In his General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model, stress is a response variable. Stress functions as a defense and the response pattern has three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. When the stress response is severe, it may cause diseases of adaptation (e.g., sleep deprivation, mental illness, heart disease) and death.

See also Stress and Coping Theory

Reference

Selye, H. (1956). The stress of life. New York: McGraw Hill.

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