General adaptation syndrome (GAS) is a three-stage response that the body has to stress. Possible causes include psychological stress and life events. Stress is sometimes thought of as a mental ...

In part I of this series, we explored the history of stress and discussed the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model. We left off discussing the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenalcortical (HPA) axis and ...

General adaptation syndrome (GAS), also known as Selye's syndrome, describes the changes your body goes through when you experience stress. It involves three stages of stress-induced changes: your ...