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General Adaptation Syndrome Guide

General Adaptation Syndrome describes the body's three-stage response to stressors including physical stressors like injuries and psychological stressors like loss of a loved one. The stages involve the endocrine system secreting hormones in response to stress. Too much stress hormone secretion can lead to health issues like heart attack or stroke. Preventing stress involves adopting a healthy lifestyle with exercise, diet, rest, avoiding unhealthy coping behaviors, and strengthening relationships. Enhancing coping strategies includes having a positive outlook, using social support, relaxation techniques, and accepting situations.

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General Adaptation Syndrome Guide

General Adaptation Syndrome describes the body's three-stage response to stressors including physical stressors like injuries and psychological stressors like loss of a loved one. The stages involve the endocrine system secreting hormones in response to stress. Too much stress hormone secretion can lead to health issues like heart attack or stroke. Preventing stress involves adopting a healthy lifestyle with exercise, diet, rest, avoiding unhealthy coping behaviors, and strengthening relationships. Enhancing coping strategies includes having a positive outlook, using social support, relaxation techniques, and accepting situations.

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General Adaptation Syndrome This describes as the bodys response to stressors.

There are physical stressors such as starvation, being hit by a car, or suffering through severe weather. There are also emotional/ mental stressors such as loss of a loved one, inability to solve problem or having a difficulty at work. The three stages basically describe the adaptation of bodys response to such stressors. This adaptation includes endocrine system Causes and effects

One of the causes of general adaptation syndrome is stress. It can manifest fatigue, irritability, difficulty concentrating and difficulty sleeping. There were also unusual manifestation such as hair loss and the one without medical explanation is considered stress as the cause. Stress can come in two forms first is physical stress are injuries, trauma, fall, allergic reactions, infections and other disease conditions. Next is psychological stress are work, studying, depression, traumatic incidences such as witnessing accidents, employment and life events such as divorce, graduation, retirement, etc. Endocrine glands secrete hormones in response to stress. But when too much hormones were secreted it will result to a disease or disorder. Like for example the Adrenaline, if it is too much it will result in a surge of blood pressure that can damage blood vessels of the heart and brain and this would lead to Heart Attack or Stroke. If there are errors in adaptive response to stress it will lead to cardiovascular disorders to inflammatory diseases and mental disorders. Stress also can damage the nerve cells in tissues and organs, thus it will lead to impairment of thinking and memory and with tendency toward anxiety and depression. There can also be adverse function of the autonomic nervous system that contributes to high blood pressure, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and other stress related illness. Excess production of cortisol or other stress related hormones will result to damage to cells and muscle tissues that could lead to disorder or disease. Prevention and Recommendation To prevent stress, one should have a goal to adapt a healthy coping mechanism in order to deal with stress. Incorporating a healthy lifestyle

Exercise Balanced diet Proper time management that allows enough rest and sleep Avoidance of smoking and drinking (maladaptive behaviors) Strengthening relationships Improvement of social skills

Enhance Coping Strategies


Having a positive outlook Use of social and spiritual support Acceptance of a stressful situation Maintaining control over feelings or the situation Relaxation Techniques Progressive muscle relaxation Bensons Relaxation Response Guided Imagery

In handling stress, you should have to figure out where your stress is coming from, what makes you stress. With this it will help you to get organized and take some actions. Do whatever you love, something that is your hobby or activities that is meaningful and fulfilling to you. Manage your time very well, take enough time to sleep. Accept failures or mistakes; dont at least drown yourself to perfectionism.

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