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Meena's work environment is highly stressful due to unrealistic expectations by the organisation. She had been trying to balance her job as well as her home front. Since the last few months, she was not feeling well. So, she went for a check-up and was diagnosed with high blood pressure. According to General Adaptation Syndrome, at what stage does this happen?
Options
Alarm reaction
Resistance
Exhaustion
Adaptation
Solution
Exhaustion
Explanation:
To explain how our bodies respond to stress, the General Adaptation Syndrome is a model developed by Hans Selye. it's in three stages, and the following are:
- Alarm response: In early stage of stress, body practices fight or fight reaction when senses a threat.
- Resistance: At this stage, the body tries to fight stress and regain balance.
- Exhaustion: The body's ability to cope with the stressor decreases, and the individual may experience physical and emotional exhaustion, burnout, and various physical illnesses due to depletion of resources body. As a result of her continuous exposure to stress, Meena is experiencing weariness.
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