Selye ________

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Selye ________

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Selye recognized that both positive and negative life events can cause stress, which was a departure from the previously held belief that only negative events could be stressful. Selye's theory also emphasized the physiological response to stress, rather than the cognitive component. While he did not extensively research the effects of stress on the immune system, he did identify the General Adaptation Syndrome, which describes the body's response to a variety of stressors. Additionally, Selye did acknowledge the role of the environment in adapting to stress, as part of his General Adaptation Syndrome theory.