Hans Selye's (1956) "General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)" has been widely held as a comprehensive model to explain the stress phenomenon. This three stage model states that when an organism is confronted with a threat, the general physiological response occurs in three stages.<br>Which of the following stage(s) is not a part of GAS model?

Which of the following stages form part of General Adaptation Syndrome propounded by Hans Selye?
1. Alarm Reaction
2. Dissociative Identity Disorder
3. Stage of Exhaustion
4. Stage of Resistance
Select the correct answer

A

1, 2 and 3

B

1, 2 and 4

C

1, 3 and 4

D

2, 3 and 4

Which of the following statements regarding stress related factors is/are true and false?
1. Burnout Stress Syndrome (BOSS) is a debilirating psychological condition brought about by unrelieved work stress.
2. 'Good' and 'bad' stresses are also referred to as 'Distress' and 'Eustress' respectively.
3. It is natural and healthy to maintain optimal level of stress.
4. Rustout Stress Syndrome (ROSS) is indicative of stress overload.
5. Anxiety is a state of emotional tension characterised by Apprehension, fearfulness, and psychic pain.

A

1, 2 and 4 are true, 3 and 5 are false

B

2, 3 and 4 are true, 1 and 5 are false

C

1, 3 and 5 are true, 2 and 4 are false

D

2, 4 and 5 are true, 1 and 3 are false

The alarm reaction, the stage of resistance and the stage of . . . . . . . . are the three stages of the general adaptation syndrome.

A

Productivity

B

Overloading

C

Exhaustion

D

None of the above

The Weberian model of bureaucracy has been criticised from a variety of stand points.
Consider the following points in this regard:
1. The Weberian model appears to be a 'machine theory' and a closed system model taking little account of organisational interactions with the environment.
2. The structural features of bureaucracy as laid down by Weber might be suitable for routine and repetitive tasks but these would produce dysfunctional consequences in terms of human behaviour if the jobs would involve innovation and creativity.
3. Weberian model has not been found to respond adequately to the tasks of socioeconomic transformation in the developing countries. These tasks require quick changes whereas the capacity of the Weberian model for adaptation to change is rather slow.
4. Weber's model is confined to the study of formal bureaucratic structure and fails to take notice of the informal structure of bureauracy such as informal relations, informal norms and values, an informal power hierarchy and informal power struggles.
Which of the above points make a valid criticism of the Weberian model? Select the correct answer from below:

A

1 and 3

B

2 and 3

C

1, 2 and 3

D

1, 2, 3 and 4

General Adaptation syndrome (GAS) is a three-stage model of reactions to stress, proposed by:

A

Hans Selye

B

Lazarus

C

Freud

D

Maslow

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Fever in the season of dengue is sending Calcuttans scurrying to hospitals for admission, triggering a shortage of beds that has forced some private health care institutes to even postpone planned surgeries. Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals on the Bypass had 504 patients in its care as on Thursday of whom 70 had been admitted with fever. Belle Vue Clinic had 180 patients, 32 of them with dengue. Calcutta Medical Research Institute had 350 patients 60 of them with fever. The number of people admitted for treatment of fever caused by dengue or any undiagnosed illness has been rising every day across hospitals for more than a fortnight. "There has been heavy pressure on all private hospitals for admission of dengue and cases of unknown fever since the beginning of August. Now it is a surge," said Pradip Tondon, President of the Association of Hospitals of Eastern India. In July, four to five patients were getting admitted with fever on an average in every hospital. The number has since ballooned with the Calcutta Municipal Corporation apparently in denial about the extent of the dengue outbreak and the Government focused on playing down the threat. Such has been the rush of patients with fever that some hospitals are calling up people to postpone admissions planned in advance, mostly for surgeries. "We have told many people to come only when we call them to confirm availability of beds," said an official at Belle Vue.
The Government's "playing down the threat" means

A

refusing to acknowledge the danger

B

refusing to play with the threat

C

playing and threatening

D

putting down the threat

According to Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) theory, of the following stages, we are most susceptible to disease during

A

resolution

B

resistance

C

alarm

D

exhaustion

Consider the following physiological stages of wheat.
1. CRI
2. Seedling
3. Tillering
4. Ear emergence
The correct sequence of the above physiological stages is

A

2, 3, 1 and 4

B

2, 1, 3 and 4

C

2, 3, 4 and 1

D

All of these

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Fever in the season of dengue is sending Calcuttans scurrying to hospitals for admission, triggering a shortage of beds that has forced some private health care institutes to even postpone planned surgeries. Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals on the Bypass had 504 patients in its care as on Thursday of whom 70 had been admitted with fever. Belle Vue Clinic had 180 patients, 32 of them with dengue. Calcutta Medical Research Institute had 350 patients 60 of them with fever. The number of people admitted for treatment of fever caused by dengue or any undiagnosed illness has been rising every day across hospitals for more than a fortnight. "There has been heavy pressure on all private hospitals for admission of dengue and cases of unknown fever since the beginning of August. Now it is a surge," said Pradip Tondon, President of the Association of Hospitals of Eastern India. In July, four to five patients were getting admitted with fever on an average in every hospital. The number has since ballooned with the Calcutta Municipal Corporation apparently in denial about the extent of the dengue outbreak and the Government focused on playing down the threat. Such has been the rush of patients with fever that some hospitals are calling up people to postpone admissions planned in advance, mostly for surgeries. "We have told many people to come only when we call them to confirm availability of beds," said an official at Belle Vue.
The rush in hospitals has been rising

A

for more than one month

B

for the last four nights

C

for more than four days

D

for more than fifteen days

Tresca or maximum-shear stress criteria assumes that yielding occurs when the maximum shear stress reaches a value of the shear stress in the uniaxial tension test. Assume the principal stress being σ1, σ2, σ3 where σ1 is largest, and σ3 is the smallest principal stresses. Find the value of minimum shear stress to cause yielding, given that yield stress in tension is equal to σo?

A

τ = σo

B

τ = σo/2

C

τ = σo/3

D

τ = σo/4