Question

A client who has been training at high intensities in preparation for a triathlon reports joint pain, excess fatigue, and the inability to sustain normal workouts. In which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is this client?

Answer 1

The client is in the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Step-by-step explanation:

The 3 stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome are Alarm reaction, Resistance and Exhaustion.

The characteristic properties of each of the stage are different: For example

• The person experiences, either higher rate of stress or adrenaline rush through the body in the 1st stage.
• The person experiences frustration and anxiety in the second stage which is the Resistance stage.
• While there is excessive fatigue in the 3rd stage which is exhaustion.

As the client is showing the symptoms of fatigue, thus this is the 3rd stage, i.e. exhaustion stage of GAS.