A nurse is evaluating a client's response to stress. What would indicate to the nurse that the client is experiencing a secondary appraisal of the stressful event?
A. When the individual judges the event to be benign
B. When the individual judges the event to be irrelevant
C. When the individual judges the resources and skills needed to deal with the event
D. When the individual judges the event to be pleasurable
ANS: C
When the individual judges the resources and skills needed to deal with the event, the individual is conducting a secondary appraisal. There are three types of primary appraisals: irrelevant, benign-positive, and stressful.
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