The General Adaptation Syndrome and its Application

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The General Adaptation Syndrome and its Application

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Describe the stages of the general adaptation syndrome. Compare the general adaptation syndrome to a group of volunteer firefighters sitting around their station house when a fire call comes in. Describe how the stages might be reflected in the actions or characteristics of the firefighters. What problems occur with continued exposure to stress?

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The alarm stage is the fight-flight response. A person gets ready to respond appropriately considering the options around. at this moment, the psychological state of a person also changes to favor the situation that is a person gets a high release of adrenaline that quickly energizes the muscles. Similarly, the heart rate increases to facilitate high blood flow to the body. All these chances are ignited by the release of a stress hormone (Seaward, 2006).

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