Compare the General Adaptation Syndrome to a Group of Volunteer

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Essay

Compare the general adaptation syndrome to a group of volunteer firefighters sitting around their station house when a fire call comes in. Describe how the stages might be reflected in the actions or characteristics of the firefighters.

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Definitions:

Impulses

Sudden, involuntary urges to act or react that can drive behavior without conscious planning.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the psyche that mediates between the desires of the id, the realities of the external world, and the moral standards of the superego.

Libido

A term that describes one's overall sexual drive or desire for sexual activity.

Transference

According to psychodynamic theorists, the redirection toward the psychotherapist of feelings associated with important figures in a patient’s life, now or in the past.