AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Stress-the term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging. Stressors-events that cause a stress reaction. Distress-the effect of unpleasant and undesirable stressors.

Detailed explanation-2: -stress the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging. Thus, stress is the process of appraising an event as threatening or challenging, and responding to it (Lazarus, 1998).

Detailed explanation-3: -Stress is a feeling of emotional or physical tension. It can come from any event or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, or nervous. Stress is your body’s reaction to a challenge or demand.

Detailed explanation-4: -Coping strategies are behavioral and cognitive tactics used to manage crises, conditions, and demands that are appraised as distressing. An important development in coping research was the creation of Robert Folkman and Susan Lazarus’ Ways of Coping scale.

Detailed explanation-5: -The cognitive component is described as how we interpret emotions and think about situations. The physiological component is how the body reacts to an emotion. For example, before sitting an exam, your body feels sweaty, and your heart beats faster. The behavioural components is how you express and show your emotion.