In all honesty, do you think VCAA will accept both resistance and exhaustion?

[psych93]

I did exhaustion ...
but there has been much controversy about this since in a previous exam both resistance and exhaustion was accepted.
What do you really think, will they be harsh this time round?

[bomb]

They should and heres why.



So, basically it said she got the flu and couldn't go to work any longer.

I don't think theres a split second where someone goes from resistance to exhaustion, and some argue that it couldn't be exhaustion because in exhaustion, your body can't cope with the stressor.

Well, Grivas and Carter beg to differ.



See, there is some resistance to the stressor despite being in exhaustion, so it is entirely possible that she was working for a short while whilst in exhaustion.



That bit from Grivas and Carter can be taken two ways, she did take some time away from the stressor, presumably spent time with her baby so in theory if she was in resistance she shouldn't have broken down after a few days.



But your question was if VCAA would accept it? My honest answer, no, they're a bunch of twats.

[minilunchbox]

I was told the moment resistance starts to rise up again is due to the sympathetic nervous system being activated, which is also when countershock starts. But it seems that according to Grivas, countershock happens when your resistance is already normal (well nearly)?

[Visionz]

I said resistance.

My reasoning is that she dealt with the intial stressor - work and subsequent headaches. But because her immune system was weakened she could not resist the subsequent stressor - the flu.
The question stipulates when she contracted the flu. I think she hit exhaustion when she could no longer get out of bed, AFTER recovering from the flu.

I think resistance is more right. They could accept exhaustion provided your reasoning is sound. At the same time I dont think itd be completely unfair if they gave those who said exhaustion no marks.

[psych93]

Well I thought that during resistance she her body was fighting the stress of motherhood and work and therefore consequently she was experiencing headaches
And then thew headaches went away for a bit, yet the stress wasn't dealt with as she continued to work long hours in brain surgery
therefore when she first got the flu her body was not still "resisting" the stressor as she couldn't cope and had to take a week off work

For eg. A student in exam period may resist the stressor of studying and irregualr sleep, although if the stressor is not dealth with over time they can get sick and hence they would need to take some days off school
Which is what basically happened to Tasha ^
So thats why I said exhaustion

If they don't allow both.... I might as well drop out

[Glockmeister]

I'll have a think about this one, but to be honest, I'm swaying towards Exhaustion, because there are multiple stressors that are going on at the same time (working long hours is a form of stressor).

But I haven't really looked at the question yet, so not a final opinion.

[cheese360]

I don't see how it can be resistance really. She was subjected to several stressors (baby, flu season, the headache), and a week after the culmination of these stressors, she was unable to get up for work. The question asks for what stage she is in at that point, if i recall correctly. Multiple stressors rapidly decreases the amount of time in resistance, so the answer should be exhaustion.

[Visionz]

I don't see how it can be resistance really. She was subjected to several stressors (baby, flu season, the headache), and a week after the culmination of these stressors, she was unable to get up for work. The question asks for what stage she is in at that point, if i recall correctly. Multiple stressors rapidly decreases the amount of time in resistance, so the answer should be exhaustion.

The question was what stage she was in when she contracted the flu.

IMO the flu was the first stressor after the initial stressor. If the answer isnt resistance then the resistance stage of GAS doesnt exist!

[psych93]

wasn't she "resisting" the stress of motherhood, and work and headaches and all that?
Then they weren't dealt with causing a weakened immune system due to stress hormones over a prolonged period
and therefore she contracted illness in exhaustion ?

What a bitch of a question seriously, well done VCAA :|

[cheese360]

I don't see how it can be resistance really. She was subjected to several stressors (baby, flu season, the headache), and a week after the culmination of these stressors, she was unable to get up for work. The question asks for what stage she is in at that point, if i recall correctly. Multiple stressors rapidly decreases the amount of time in resistance, so the answer should be exhaustion.

IMO the flu was the first stressor after the initial stressor. If the answer isnt resistance then the resistance stage of GAS doesnt exist!

Okay you're right, question asks when she contracted flu. However, that wouldn't really change the answer. The way I interpreted it, "resistance" was Tasha fighting off the headaches, which were a result of the stress caused by the flu season and her son.

"After a few days, Tasha's headaches went away although she
was still working long hours in the busy surgery."

In exhaustion, the body is more susceptible to disease due to yadiyadiyada, which is why she caught the flu.

The question was what stage she was in when she contracted the flu. I guess we won't know for sure though until statements come out. My teacher put down exhaustion, when he did the exam.

[psych93]

Who knows they may have added the last bit about her "collapsing and being unable to get up for work" as a distractor ?

[Visionz]

During resistance you fight the subsequent stressors and your ability to deal with the initial stressor is still above normal. This is demonstrated by the fact that she was able to go back to work. Exhaustion is when she is unable to fight the initial stressor or subsequent stressors, she wouldnt have beaten the flu and returned to work the second time if she was in exhaustion.

[psych93]

Good point !

Although I'm still having trouble understanding how her resistnace to the initial stressors was above normal when she contracted the illness ...
how was she resisting the stress if she was ill ?

[Tashi]

During resistance you fight the subsequent stressors and your ability to deal with the initial stressor is still above normal. This is demonstrated by the fact that she was able to go back to work. Exhaustion is when she is unable to fight the initial stressor or subsequent stressors, she wouldnt have beaten the flu and returned to work the second time if she was in exhaustion.

Yeah I agree with this... but it's definitely arguable...

[Tashi]

Good point !

Although I'm still having trouble understanding how her resistnace to the initial stressors was above normal when she contracted the illness ...
how was she resisting the stress if she was ill ?

She was resisting the original stressor which I thought would have been the long hours of work or the headaches, but resistance to other stressors (the flu) went below normal.

It said she had a busy workload for six weeks before she contracted the flu...