Stress is something that everyone must cope with at some point in their life. In this case, we see that a friend has lost his job which was helping cover tuition costs. This is a one of the biggest stressors that a student must cope with in post secondary education. Today, I will be talking about Lazarus and Folkman's cognitive theory of stress and how this individual may potentially react to this incident. Lazarus and Folkman developed the cognitive theory of stress which highly focuses on cognitive control which is the ability to cognitively restructure or think differently about negative emotions that arise from stress-provoking events. Someone who is undergoing stress will experience four components: a stressful event, primary appraisal,
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Secondly, there is the primary appraisal which is where he or she evaluates two aspects of a situation: the motivational relevance and the motivational congruence. When evaluating motivational relevance, an individual answers the question, “How relevant is this situation to my needs?” Thus, the individual evaluates how important the situation is to his or her well-being. The second aspect of an individual’s primary appraisal of a situation is the evaluation of motivational congruence. When evaluating the motivational congruence of a situation, an individual answers the question, “Is this situation congruent or incongruent (consistent or inconsistent) with my goals?” Individuals experience different emotions when they view a situation as consistent with their goals than when they view it as inconsistent. In this case, the individual evaluates his motivational relevance and understands this by losing his job, it is difficult on his well-being as he now cannot afford to pay for tuition. He also evaluates his motivational congruence where he sees how the situation is consistent with his goals. In this case, he realizes that without money, he can't afford pay to attend school and may not be able to reach his desired career. Thirdly, we move
Secondly, there is the primary appraisal which is where he or she evaluates two aspects of a situation: the motivational relevance and the motivational congruence. When evaluating motivational relevance, an individual answers the question, “How relevant is this situation to my needs?” Thus, the individual evaluates how important the situation is to his or her well-being. The second aspect of an individual’s primary appraisal of a situation is the evaluation of motivational congruence. When evaluating the motivational congruence of a situation, an individual answers the question, “Is this situation congruent or incongruent (consistent or inconsistent) with my goals?” Individuals experience different emotions when they view a situation as consistent with their goals than when they view it as inconsistent. In this case, the individual evaluates his motivational relevance and understands this by losing his job, it is difficult on his well-being as he now cannot afford to pay for tuition. He also evaluates his motivational congruence where he sees how the situation is consistent with his goals. In this case, he realizes that without money, he can't afford pay to attend school and may not be able to reach his desired career. Thirdly, we move