Physical Response to stress

Physical Response to stress

General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) stages:

• 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Alarm
                 2. Resistance
                 3. Exhaustion

• Biological responses associated with fight-or-flight syndrome:- Immediate response (Acute) and Sustained response (Chronic)
• However, it also occurs in response to psychological or emotional stimuli.
• These stressors are often not resolved as rapidly as some physical stressors.
• Modern stress has been described as a psychosocial state that is pervasive, chronic, and relentless.
• This promotes susceptibility to diseases of adaptation.
• Adaptation is determined by the extent to which the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interfere with an individual’s functioning