Question

Diane, a keyboard specialist, adapted to her stressful job with few complaints. now, a year later, diane has chronic headaches from the demands of her boss to meet deadlines and to type accurately. such stress-related illnesses are likely to occur in which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

Answer 1

By definition, the general adaptation syndrome is the primary adaptation of the body to respond to stressors. In addition, it typically has three stages which include the alarm, resistance, and exhaustion stages. As described in the situation, Diane would most likely belong to the exhaustion stage of the disorder.