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What refers to the process by which the individual responds to environmental and psychological events that are perceived as threatening or challenging?
A useful way to conceptualize stress is to view it as a process whereby an individual perceives and responds to events that he appraises as overwhelming or threatening to his well-being (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984).
What are the three types of stressors?
There are three types of stress: acute, episodic, and chronic.
What is the process approach to stress?
The process approach to stress includes what component in addition to stressors and strains? Transactions. The continuous interactions and adjustments between a person and the environment. Person-environment transaction, perception of a discrepancy, and biospsychosocial resources.
What is the term for the change that takes place in response to a stressor?
adaptation. the change that takes place as a result of the response to a stressor.