Stages of General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

Posted: January 20th, 2023

Annie is a new district attorney (DA) for her county and she has her first day in court. She walks into the courtroom and sits at the plaintiff’s table. She feels pretty relaxed and is excited about her first case as a DA; but she is also nervous. The judge enters the courtroom, introduces the case and asks Annie to make her opening statement. As Annie begins to stand, she suddenly feels terror, her hands are trembling, her heart is racing, her mouth is dry and she thinks that she may faint.
 
What is Annie experiencing?
What are the three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)?
What stage is she currently experiencing? What hormone is released during this phase and how does it affect the body?
What are the main organs involved in this response?
What techniques do you recommend to help Annie calm down?
Think about your own experiences. Describe an incident where your system activated the “fight or flight response.’
What caused this reaction?
How did you feel?
What was the outcome?
Be sure to explain in your example how many of the GAS stages you experienced.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? What stage of GAS is affected in PTSD?
What treatments are available for PTSD?
Rubric for Research Paper

 
 
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Structure
 
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Thesis is supported by the rest of the paper.
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Thesis is clear and appropriate.   Thesis fairly well supported.
Paper is fairly well organized.
Conclusion follows from the rest of the paper.
Thesis is fairly clear.
Inconsistent support for thesis. Paper weakly organized. Conclusion is acceptable.
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Thesis not supported.
Paper is not organized. Conclusion doesn’t follow from the rest of the paper.

Research
 
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pertinent to the topic.   Arguments are fairly logical and reasonably supported.
Most key arguments have been made.
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all, logical and supported.
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