1st para

Question 1

What is transactional model of stress?

Answer 1

Stimulus Event
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Primary Appraisal
/ \
Threat/ Benign/
Challenge Irrelevant
¦ \
Secondary \
Appraisal \
/ \ \
/ \ \
Coping \ \
Mechanisms \ ¦
Inadequate Coping ¦
¦ Mechanisms ¦
¦ Adequate ¦
Stress \ /
Response No stress
response

Lazarus and Folkman (1984)

Question 2

What is General Adaptation Syndrome?

Answer 2

Stressor
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Alarm
Response mounted to meet and resist stressor (retain equilibrium) – adaptive
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Resistance
Full-scale mobilisation to resist continued stressor – costly in terms of resources
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Exhaustion
If stressor not terminated, prolonged resistance depletes bodily resources to exhaustion