Question

Than was recently laid off. His bills are piling up, he hasn't found a new job yet, and his wife is pregnant. Which phase of the general adaptation syndrome is he MOST likely experiencing?

Answer 1

The correct answer is - a) Resistance.

Step-by-step explanation:

General adaptation syndrome is as the form in which individual responses to stress; it has three stages. On the second stage the individual would be experiencing resistance towards the stressful event. As well as on the first stage, which starts with shock, the body manifests a range of physiological processes. They include elevated production of Glucocorticoids.

Basically, on the stage of resistance an individual remains in the alert state. Here, we can conclude the Than is in the stage of resistance because he was ‘recently laid off’. If he was just laid off, he would be on the initial stage of shock. Conversely, if some time would already pass from lay off and Than have figured out a solution to his situation, he would move to the third stage beginning with Recovery.