AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT included in the definition of stress? Stress includes circumstances that
A
are traumatic.
B
are perceived to threaten one’s well-being.
C
tax one’s coping abilities.
D
threaten one’s well-being.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following is an example of a stressful situation that involves conflict? an avoidance-avoidance conflict.

Detailed explanation-2: -Difficult Life Situations Moving, divorce, a painful break-up, the death of someone close, difficult emotions, family conflict-these things can create stress that takes more time to resolve. It might seem like the feelings that come with these stressful situations will never go away.

Detailed explanation-3: -The word ‘stress’ is used in physics to refer to the interaction between a force and the resistance to counter that force, and it was Hans Selye who first incorporated this term into the medical lexicon to describe the “nonspecific response of the body to any demand “.

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).

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