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... Physiological Psychology Selye (1936, 1950) General Adaptation Syndrome 1) The Alarm Stage - When are body first perceives there's a problem. 'Fight or flight'. Heart rate increases, we breathe more quickly, our muscles tense. 2) The Resistance Stage - If our bodies are exposed for a long time, our bodies learn to adapt to the situation. 3) The Exhaustion Stage - After long term exposure to a stressful situation, our bodies cannot cope. We may develop illnesses as a result such as ulcers, high blood pressure, depression etc. These were called 'diseases of adaptation'. - It only offers one type of response to stress, and neglects that the reaction to stress can vary. The Hypothalamus The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is the following series of events after we perceive a stressor. 1) The evaluation of whether something is actually a stressor occurs in the cerebral cortex. 2) When we perceive that there is a stressor in
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