Dara explains to her friend that she is under tremendous stress because she has been unable to find a new job after being laid off.She vividly describes her initial sense of terror as she realized the implications of her job loss, her long period of searching for a new job and trying to remain optimistic, and how now, several months later, she falls apart with the slightest stress.What stress model is Dara describing?

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Dara is describing the General Adaptation Syndrome model, which consists of three stages: alarm reaction, resistance, and exhaustion. She vividly describes her initial sense of terror as she realized the implications of her job loss (alarm reaction), her long period of searching for a new job and trying to remain optimistic (resistance), and how now, several months later, she falls apart with the slightest stress (exhaustion).

Dara Explains to Her Friend That She Is Under Tremendous