Describe the difference between primary appraisal and secondary appraisal of stress
Answer:
According to Richard Lazarus, any given life event can be a stressor if it is considered stressful by the individual. Primary appraisal is the evaluation of the challenge, threat, or harm posed by an event. Secondary appraisal is the assessment of one's ability and resources for coping with a difficult event.
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a. grab the remote from him before he can hit the off button b. refrain from getting upset and scolding him when he pushes the off button c. take away a favorite toy when he pushes the off button d. A and B
Ian is withdrawing from cocaine. He can expect all of the following to occur EXCEPT
a. a jarring "crash" of mood and energy. b. a long period of fatigue, anxiety, paranoia, and boredom. c. anhedonia. d. heroin-like withdrawal symptoms.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Legal moralism refers to:
A. laws that protect children against their parents. B. laws that protect societal morals. C. laws that protect individual from hurting themselves. D. laws that guarantee the rights of the father.