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| Mrs. Sharma, a teacher in a local school sensed smoke coming into her classroom. She was startled and realised that something was wrong and immediately opened the windows and doors. She grabbed the fire extinguisher and guided her students to safety as per the evacuation plan. |
Name the last stage of General Adaptation Syndrome model of stress and briefly explain it.
Solution
The last stage of General Adaptation Syndrome model of stress is Exhaustion Stage:
- Continued exposure to the same stressor or additional stressor drains the body of its resources and leads to the third stage of exhaustion.
- The physiological systems involved in alarm reaction and resistance become ineffective and chances of stress-related diseases such as high blood pressure increase.
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