Anders has just received devastating news about the coffee shop he owns. a nationally known competitor is moving in on the same block. anders has many debts to pay and his wife is expecting their fourth child. when he hears this latest bad news, his heart rate quickens and he feels faint, like he is in shock. according to hans selye, anders is in:

Stage 1 of the GAS, which is alarm reaction.

Explanation:

We all undergo stressful times at some point in our lives like when we have lost a loved one, lost a job and facing financial issues such as Anders.

This is the moment in which our body needs to adapt in order to survive the stressors.

What is general adaptation syndrome?

GAS refers to the three stage that we physiological go through when we are facing a stressful situation.

1. Alarm reaction stage

In alarm reaction stage we begin to experience the first signs of stress.

Now this is when out fight or flight response starts to kick in , under which our body will tell us whether we need to fight against the stressor or we need to run for our lives

A stress hormone is released as our heart rate speeds faster.

2. Resistance is the recovery stage after the initial shock in stage one this would be a stage in which Anders body will try to restore his initial normal self and maintain balance. It will bring down the blood pressure eventhough the body may still remain alert.

If the balance is never reached and the stress continues for a long time such that it becomes a chronic issue ,the body fails to regain its initial strength he will proceed to the 3.exhaustion stage when the body has failed to fight. This is a serious stage in which a person may begin to suffer from depression and anxiety.

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.