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.
Answer: a.
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