Lazarus and Folkman's Transactional Model of Stress and Coping
Types or appraisal
1. Primary appraisal 2. Secondary appraisal
Various stressors/types used to deal and cope
1. Problem-focused coping 2. emotion-focused coping
Coping-internal/external
Internal-(strength/determination) External- (money, family support)
Reappraisal
We determine the extent to which additional resources are needed to cope with the situation.
Problem-focused coping
involves efforts to manage or change the cause or source of the problem. Reappraising. obtaining more info.
Emotion-focused coping
involves strategies to attend to our emotional responses to the stress. Denial, distancing, avoiding.
Coping
process of constantly changing cognitive and behavioural efforts to manage specific internal or external stressors that are appraised as taxing or exceeding the resources of a person.
Primary appraisal
we evaluate or judge the significance of the situation. E.g "is this something I have to deal with?"
Secondary appraisal
we evaluate our coping options, resources and options for dealing with the stressful situation.
Lazarus and Folkman's Transactional Model of Stress and Coping
proposes that stress involves an encounter between an individual and their environment-stress response depends on the individuals interpretation of the stress and their judgement of their ability to cope with it.