Discuss the possible effects of stress on the immune system.

... Psychology-Mrs Scarlett Discuss the possible effects of stress on the immune system (18 marks) Seyle (1956) was the first person to propose a relation between stress and the immune system and he called this connection the General Adaptation Syndrome (Gas). The exhaustion stage is the last part of the GAS and this is when stress is at its maximum. In this stage all of the body's resources are diminished due to failure of the resistance stage. This causes the person to become irritable, unable to concentrate and the immune system collapses; therefore stress-related diseases become more likely which may conclude in death. This last stage proposes a major link between stress and the effects it has on the immune system. The GAS theory is fairly reliable as this has furthered our understanding of stress and it has become very useful in predicting physiological responses to stress. The GAS also provides

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