ANATOMY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, proposed by Lazarus and Folkman (1984), contended that a person’s capacity to cope and adjust to challenges and problems is a consequence of transactions (or interactions) that occur between a person and their environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most influential theory of stress and coping was developed by Lazarus and Folkman (1984) who defined stress as resulting from an imbalance between perceived external or internal demands and the perceived personal and social resources to deal with them.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lazarus’s theory is called the appraisal theory of stress, or the transactional theory of stress. You can remember this because the way a person appraises the situation affects how they feel about it. According to this theory, there are two things that a person thinks when they are faced with a situation.

Detailed explanation-4: -For example, one person might regard spilling coffee as a minor inconvenience, and just mop up and carry on. Another might get upset and let it ruin her whole day. Lazarus and Folkman believe that the way we interpret or react to an event can often have a more powerful impact on our stress level than the event itself.

Detailed explanation-5: -Primary and Secondary Appraisal According to the transactional model, the amount of stress people experience is based on their assessment of two factors: their assessment of the stressors (called primary appraisal), and their assessment of the resources they have to cope with (called secondary appraisal).