General adaptation syndrome (GAS) model was propounded by:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Hans Selye
Selye subjected animals to stressors such as high temperature, X-rays and insulin injections, and also observed patients in hospitals. He noticed a similar pattern of bodily response in all of them and called it the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), with three stages: alarm reaction, resistance and exhaustion.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 29-05-2026 (Slot 2).
NCERT (2025-26): “Nature of Stress … Hans Selye, the father of modern stress research, defined stress as ‘the nonspecific response of the body to any demand’ that is, regardless of the cause of the threat, the individual will respond with the same physiological pattern of reactions.…” “General Adaptation Syndrome … What happens to the body when stress is prolonged? Selye studied this issue by subjecting animals to a variety of stressors such as high temperature, X-rays and insulin injections, in the laboratory over a long period of time. He also observed patients with various injuries and illnesses in hospitals. Selye noticed a similar pattern of bodily response in all of them. He called this pattern the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS).…” |