Question

Cameron, a 50-year-old electrician, opens his pay envelope and, to his surprise, finds a pink slip inside indicating that he has been fired from his job. Which phase of the general adaptation syndrome is Cameron most likely experiencing?
A. exhaustion
B. alarm reaction
C. adjustment
D. resistance

Answer 1

Answer:

B. alarm reaction

Explanation:

General adaptation syndrome: It is proposed by Hans Selye.

The term general adaptation syndrome is also referred to as GAS and is defined as an individual's bodily short and long-term reactions to stress. There is three-stage in GAS, they are:

1. Alarm reaction stage.

2. Resistance stage.

3. Exhaustion stage.

Alarm reaction: The term alarm reaction is defined as the initial or first stage of an individual's body response to any stressful stimuli that can adapt physiological changes, for example, increased heart rate.

In the question above, the phase of the general adaptation syndrome which Cameron is most likely to experience is the alarm reaction.