stress: is any set of circumstances that threaten or perceived to threaten one’s well-being and...
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Stress:is any set of circumstances that threaten or perceived to threaten one’s well-being and thereby tax
one’s coping ability.
• Stress is an every day event
• Routine hassles may produce significant negative effects
• Stressful events probably have a cumulative impact
• Appraisal of stress is subjective
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Appraisal of Stress
Primary Appraisal is an initial evaluation of whether an event is:
1. irrelevant to you
2. relevant, but not threatening
3. stressful
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Appraisal of Stress
When an event is viewed as stressful, you’re likely to make
a Secondary Appraisal.
A secondary appraisal is an evaluation of your coping resources and options for dealing with the stress
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Key Factors in the Appraisal of Stress
Familiarity:– involves familiarity with stressful
demands of a situation– the more unfamiliar with a
stressful event, the more threatened you are likely to feel
Controlability:– involves how much control you
have over the event– Research suggest that when
events are seen as controlable, they tend to be less stressful
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Key Factors in the Appraisal of Stress
Predictability:– involves your ability to predict a
stressful event– Researh indicates that people
generally prefer stressful events they can predict
– is effected by whether or not you can do any thing about the stressful event
Imminence:– involves the closenessin time of an
upcoming event– Stress generally increases as event
becomes imminent
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Major Types of Stress
• Frustration occurs in any situation in which the pursuit of some goals is thwarted
• Life Changes are any noticeable alterations in one’s living circumstance that require adjustment
• Pressure involves expectations or demands that one behave in certain way
-pressure to perform
-pressure to conform
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Major Types of Stress
• Conflict occurs when two or more incompatible motivations or behavioral impulses compete for expressions.
-Approach-approach conflict occurs when a choice must be made between to attractive choices.
-Avoidance-avoidance conflict occurs when a choice must be made between two unattractive goals.
-Approach-avoidance occurs when a choice must made about whether to pursue a single goal that has both attractive and unattractive aspects.