Coping and wellbeing (class 3)

Question 1

Primary appraisal

Answer 1

Evaluate potentially stressful event and how it
affects well-being.

Question 2

Secondary appraisal

Answer 2

Evaluating one’s coping resources and how to deal with stressful event

Question 3

Lazarus and Folkman’s Psychological Model of Stress

Answer 3

The stress response depends on the outcome of the primary and secondary appraisals, whether the person’s coping resources are adequate to cope with the threat, and how severely the resources are taxed in the process.

Question 4

Problem based coping

Answer 4

Attempts to tackle the problem head on - reducing, modifying, eliminating source(s) of stress.

Question 5

Emotion focused coping

Answer 5

Dealing with one’s feelings about the stressful event - changing emotional responses

Question 6

Emotional resilience

Answer 6

Emotional resilience is defined as being able to overcome stressors or endure negative life events while finding personal meaning in such experiences

Question 7

Protective influences

Answer 7

Personal, social, & institutional resources that foster competence
& promote successful development

Question 8

5 domains of post traumatic growth

Answer 8

1. Improved relationships
2. New possibilities for one’s life
3. A greater appreciation for life
4. A greater sense of personal strength
5. Spiritual development