AIPC Article Library | General adaptation syndrome theory

AIPCMentalHealthAcademyNewsletterBlogCoursesContact------------------------------HomeCaseStudiesCommunication    CommunicationSkills    CounsellingMicroskillsCounsellingTheory&Practice    CounsellingProcess    Children&Families    EthicalIssues    Sexuality&GenderIssues    Neuropsychology    PracticeManagement    RelationshipCounselling    SocialSupport    Therapies&Approaches    WorkplaceIssuesMentalHealthIssues    Addictions    Anxiety&Depression    PersonalityDisorders    Self-Harming&SuicideLifeCopingSkills    EffectivenessSkills    Stress&BurnoutStudyOptions    DiplomaofCounselling    DiplomaofFinancialCounselling    DiplomaofCommunityServices(CaseManagement)    DiplomaofYouthWork    BachelorofCounselling    BachelorofHumanServices    MasterofCounsellingAIPCArticleLibrary|GeneralAdaptationSyndromeCounsellingTheory&Practice  prevnext  GeneralAdaptationSyndromeMarch15,2010Generaladaptationsyndromedescribesthebody’sshort-termandlong-termreactiontostress.OriginallydescribedbyHansDeSolyeinthe1920s,thegeneraladaptationsyndromedescribesathreestagereactiontostresscoveringourinitialreactiontothestressor,ourresistanceandadaptationtocopingwiththestressorandoureventualexhaustionafterdealingwiththestresswherebyinnormalcircumstanceswewillrecoverfromthatexhaustionandlivetodealwithstressorsanotherday.AlarmReactionPhaseDuringthealarmreactionphase,astressordisturbshomeostasis.Homeostasisisapointofbalanceorinternalbiologicalequilibrium.Thebrainsubconsciouslyperceivesthestressorandpreparesthebodyeithertofightortorunaway,aresponsesometimescalledthefightorflightresponse.Whenthemindperceivesastressor,thecerebralcortex,iscalledtoattention.Ifthecerebralcortexconsciouslyorunconsciouslyperceivesathreat,ittriggersanautonomicnervoussystemresponsethatpreparesthebodyforaction.Theautonomicnervoussystemistheportionofthecentralnervoussystemthatregulatesbodilyfunctionsthatwedonotnormallyconsciouslycontrol.Whenwearestressed,therateofallthesebodilyfunctionsincreasesdramaticallytogiveusthephysicals


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