As I noted about a decade ago when I first tackled âhighfalutin,â the origin of the word is uncertain. The reader who sent in that question in 1999 had heard that âhighfalutinâ originally denoted a fine grade of flour used to make a superior sort of bread.
Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is characterized by symptoms that include intense fear, helplessness, and/or horror that a person experiences following an exposure to a traumatic event. The traumatic event can include an actual or threatened death or a threat to oneâs or another personâs physical integrity.
General Adaptation Syndrome. Selye defined stress as: âStress is the nonspecific response of the body to any demand, whether it is caused by, or results in, pleasant or unpleasant conditions.â. Selye identified three stages of adaptation which a person goes through in his General Adaptation Syndrome in 1936.ans Selye is often considered one of the early pioneers of modern stress theory.