There are two kinds of stress. One stress is of course a stress that is not good for you or your body which is called distress. Distress is the effect of unwanted and unwelcome stress. Ciccarelli and White (2014) pg. 411. The other stress is a good stress that is needed in life to help support health and well-being of a person this is called eustress. If my friend just lost his job he would be under a lot of stress. Stress is a term used to describe the bodily, arousing, reasoning, and interactive responses to events that are evaluated as intimidating or thought-provoking. Pg 410 Ciccarelli and White (2014). If my friend just lost his job he would be stressing out trying to figure out what is next. He might say “this is stressful.” This is an example of primary
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Primary appraisal is when one person have a tendency to ask questions like, “What can I do?” and, “What is the meaning of this?” Secondary appraisals contain those emotional state linked to dealing with the stress it creates. Voicing statements like, “I can do it if I do my best”, and “If this way takes a nosedive, I can always try another technique” indicates positive secondary appraisal. In contrast to these, statements like, “I can’t do it; I know I’ll bomb”, “No one believes I can do it so why even try” and, “Why should I risk it when my chances are slim” indicate negative secondary appraisal. Although primary and secondary appraisals are the main stress that we come across, stress doesn’t always happen with cognitive appraisal. An instance when this may happen is when a person is involved in a sudden disaster, such as an earthquake, or tornado or some sort or natural disaster where they don’t really have time to think about what is happening they still feel stressed out about the situation. With my friend who lost his job, he losing his job is the stressful event. The stress response that he might endure would be loss of sleep, mood changes and
Primary appraisal is when one person have a tendency to ask questions like, “What can I do?” and, “What is the meaning of this?” Secondary appraisals contain those emotional state linked to dealing with the stress it creates. Voicing statements like, “I can do it if I do my best”, and “If this way takes a nosedive, I can always try another technique” indicates positive secondary appraisal. In contrast to these, statements like, “I can’t do it; I know I’ll bomb”, “No one believes I can do it so why even try” and, “Why should I risk it when my chances are slim” indicate negative secondary appraisal. Although primary and secondary appraisals are the main stress that we come across, stress doesn’t always happen with cognitive appraisal. An instance when this may happen is when a person is involved in a sudden disaster, such as an earthquake, or tornado or some sort or natural disaster where they don’t really have time to think about what is happening they still feel stressed out about the situation. With my friend who lost his job, he losing his job is the stressful event. The stress response that he might endure would be loss of sleep, mood changes and