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Hans Selye is the endocrinologist who formally defined the concept of stress as a physiological response to demands {fact:1, fact:2} and developed the general adaptation syndrome model to explain how the body reacts to stressors {fact:8, fact:9, fact:10}.
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Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Psychology 2e OpenStax pressbooks.cuny.edu 7 facts
claimHans Selye’s general adaptation syndrome model describes stress as a three-phase process involving an initial jolt, subsequent readjustment, and a later depletion of physical resources, which can lead to serious health problems or death.
claimHans Selye’s general adaptation syndrome is a response-based conceptualization of stress that focuses on physical responses while largely ignoring psychological factors like the appraisal and interpretation of threats.
claimHans Selye defined the general adaptation syndrome as the body's nonspecific physiological response to stress, characterized by a coordinated series of reactions that occur regardless of the type of stressor.
claimHans Selye argued in 1974 that stress is not inherently harmful and can sometimes act as a positive, motivating force that improves quality of life.
quoteEndocrinologist Hans Selye defined stress as the “response of the body to any demand, whether it is caused by, or results in, pleasant or unpleasant conditions.”
claimHans Selye's definition of stress is considered response-based because it focuses on the body's physiological reaction to any demand placed upon it.
claimHans Selye asserted in 1976 that stress is largely subjective, depending more on an individual's response to events than the events themselves.
Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology open.maricopa.edu 3 facts
quoteHans Selye defined stress as the “response of the body to any demand, whether it is caused by, or results in, pleasant or unpleasant conditions.”
claimHans Selye defined stress as being largely dependent on how an individual interprets and assigns meaning to environmental events, rather than just the events themselves.
claimHans Selye argued that stress is not inherently harmful and can sometimes act as a positive, motivating force that improves quality of life.