GAS

• GAS model

  General Adaptation Syndrome

  • biological model of stress
• stage one

  • alarm

  • shock
  • temporary state of shock
  • ability to deal with the stressor falls below normal.
  • countershock
  • sympathetic nervous system is activated
  • adrenaline and cortisol is released
  • ability to the stressor increases
• stage two

  • resistance

  • minor illness
  • If the stressor is dealt, the body will return to a state of homeostasis
• stage three

  • exhaustion

  • body is out of resources
  • illness
• limitations

  • dismisses individual differences
  • dismisses the cognitive component of the stress response
  • most research has been conducted on animals
• strengths

  • link stress and disease
  • identifies the biological process
  • three phase adaptation process