General+Adaptation+Syndrome+(GAS)

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Definition:
The predictable sequence of reactions (alarm, resistance, and exhaustion stages) that organisms show in response to stressors.,p327 Gen Psych Chapter 10, pp. 327

Examples:

 * Alarm Stage
 * Resistance Stage
 * Exhaustion Stage
 * prolonged secretion of glucocorticoids
 * permanent increases in blood pressure
 * weakening of muscles
 * damage to the hippocampus

Analogies:
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Mnemonics:
I was nervous for the first day of school so I forgot to drink water all day. After school, I went to soccer practice and was feeling a little dizzy which __alarmed__ me because I usually do not feel dizzy. An hour after we began, I felt increasingly tired but __resisted__ the urge to sit down, so I just ran a little slower. Right before practice ended, I felt __exhausted__ and did not even realize that I had passed out until I woke up and was surrounded by all of my teammates.

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