Thus, researchers are unclear whether and to what extent elevated CRP levels are associated with psychological distress and depression in the general population. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a commonly used marker of inflammatory disease when CRP levels exceed 10 mg/L.
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.
Hans Selye (1907- 1982) was a Hungarian endocrinologist, first to give a scientific explanation for biological stress. Hans Selye explained his stress model based on physiology and psychobiology as General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS).His model states that an event that threatens an organismâs well-being (a stressor) leads to a three-stage bodily response: Stage 1: Alarm.ans Selye's theory profoundly influenced the scientific study of stress. Stress is a state produced by a change in the environment and the nature of the stressor is variable. The individual appraises and copes with the stress, to reach the goal of adaptation.