Neurobiological Model

The neurobiological concept hypothesizes how neurotransmitters and neurons influence

human behavior. “Like psychology, it investigates the various aspects that impact human

behavior, but the focus is obviously on the neurological system,” as per Weiner and Craighead

(2010). Many people have contributed to this paradigm, each with their ideas. Selye’s “General

Adaptation Syndrome” notion is the one that I believe is most fitting to this model. This, as per

Lecci (2015), was a significant and long-lasting notion. Even now, this notion has motivated

psychologists and doctors to investigate the impacts of stress.

In Selye’s concept, “General Adaptation Syndrome” (GAS) is divided into three

different phases. These phases define how the bodies and thoughts respond to stress differently.

The primary step is the alarming step. The fight-or-flight reaction is triggered in the alarm phase

(Lucille, 2016). The “sympathetic nervous system” will activate whenever the body perceives a

stressor, signaling the brain to react to the danger by absconding from the event. The resistance

step is the subsequent step. The body opposes the stressor and pursues to counteract it by

enabling the “parasympathetic nervous system” to strive to restore normal processes and

emphasize physical resources contrary to the stressor’s ability to bend to the stress-strain. The

tiredness stage is the third step. The stressors persist past the body’s capability, depleting the

body’s means to the point where the body may no longer operate and is vulnerable to illness and

death. Whenever the stressor(s) is acute and alternating, our system may recuperate from being

fully prepared for the subsequent stressor; however, whenever the stressor(s) is acute, it could

have a long-term impact on the body, causing each successive stressor to push the body closer to

fatigue (Lucille, 2016).