Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome: Case Study

In the following essay it will be examined the practical application of the Selye’s general adaptation syndrome basing on my own experience. Recently, I have faced a stressful situation when I needed to change my place of living. It might be a lucky moment, but it is still a disturbance of my everyday routine. Additionally, I was afraid of the fact that it would take some time before I could get settled in my new place.
According to the Selye’s general adaptation syndrome, the first phase is called “alarm” which represents a generic somatic shock (Pandit, 2016). In this stage I felt that I was in an increased alertness. Moreover, an increased heart rate supplied muscles with energy. That in turn enabled the body to conduct a fight-or-flight response that gets the body ready to cope with the identified threat. During this period my body resources were fully mobilized. The next phase is called “resistance” (Pandit, 2016). During this phase I tried to adjust to the situation. Among visible symptoms it can be named sluggishness, as well as reduced attentiveness and tiredness. However, I have experienced an adaptive coping strategy.
My physical and mental exhaustion have caused the increase in my susceptibility to diseases. Furthermore, I understood that my tolerance to the stress has decreased. Besides, I have noticed that I was unable to sleep or relax. Another thing that I need to mention is that physical deformities of the skin were seen. Those include rashes, acne and slight lines on the face.
The key point to note is that such colossal experience of a stress situation could have seriously impacted my health. There is evidence that such stressful events might influence the immune and respiratory systems. Researchers point out that there are a lot of stress-related diseases and target organs (Everly & Lating,