PSY 197 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Stress Management, Eustress, Psychological Stress
31 May 2017
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Psychological stress: a troubled relationship between the person and the environment in which an environmental demands, constraints, or opportunity is judged to tax or exceed the person"s resources. Stress does not occur without an antecedent appraisal of the event. The appraisal, not the event itself, cause stress. I. e. , getting a b for some people it might be a great grade, for others it might be the end of the world. Change the appraisal, change the stress experience. Shakespeare: for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so . Primary appraisal: evaluate the stressor"s immediate impact on a person"s well-being. Evaluate the potential benefit and harm of the event. Good appraisal benefit; e. g. getting a promotion. Bad appraisal harm, e. g. conflict with supervisor. Second appraisal: appraise their coping potential (one"s resources) with the event. Coping refers to ongoing cognitive and behavioral efforts to manage stress.
