Author Question: Richard Lazarus defined stress as a. the individual's appraisal of a challenging life event. b. ... (Read 46 times)

MirandaLo · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Richard Lazarus defined stress as

a. the individual's appraisal of a challenging life event.
b. the individual's physiological response to a challenging life event.
c. a difficult circumstance regardless of the individual's reaction to it.
d. an automatic physiological reaction, independent of cognitive reactions.

Question 2

Your teacher describes the following incident to the class: His teenage daughter called home and tearfully described getting a speeding ticket on her way to an amusement park. Her father tells her not to worry, that it was not a big deal. What is he

suggesting that she do?

a. change her primary appraisal of the event
b. change her secondary appraisal of the event
c. grow up and accept responsibility for what she has done
d. recognize that her id has gotten the better of her at the moment