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Human Strengths And Meeting Life Challenges — Psychology STD 12 Humanities — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesPsychologyHuman Strengths And Meeting Life Challenges6 Marks
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Explain stress according to General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model giving examples from everyday life. Describe any one strategy for coping with stress.
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Answer

Hans Selye noticed a pattern of bodily response in response to stressors. He called this pattern the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS). According to him GAS involves three stages.
  1. Alarm reaction.
  2. Resistance.
  3. Exhaustion.
Coping strategies by Endler & Parker:
  1. Task oriented strategy.
  2. Emotional oriented strategy.
  3. Avoidance oriented strategy.
By Folkman & Lazarus:
  1. Problem focussed.
  2. Emotion focussed.

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