GENERAL ANATOMY
NERVOUS SYSTEM
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determining the extent to which additional resources are needed to cope
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evaluating the potential impact of the stressor
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judging the usefulness of coping resources that are available
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any exchange between the individual and the environment
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lazarus Theory EXAMPLE: You are walking down a dark alley late at night. You hear footsteps behind you and you think it may be a mugger so you begin to tremble, your heart beats faster, and your breathing deepens and at the same time experience fear.
Detailed explanation-2: -In primary appraisal, we evaluate whether we have anything at stake in an encounter (e.g., by asking ourselves “Does this matter for me?"). A stressor that is perceived as important is more likely to cause a stress reaction than a stressor that is viewed as relatively trivial.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -According to Lazarus and Folkman (1984), “psychological stress is a particular relationship between the person and the environment that is appraised by the person as taxing or exceeding his or her resources and endangering his or her well-being” (Lazarus and Folkman, 1984, p. 19).