VCAA 2015

Question 1

List two strengths of Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping.

Answer 1

• Emphasised the subjective nature of a person’s perception of a stressor.
• Proposes different methods for managing psychological responses to stressors.

Question 2

List two limitations of Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping.

Answer 2

• Due to its focus on the cognitive aspect of stress, it lacked emphasis on the physiological responses involved.
• Difficult to test through experimental research because of the subjective nature of individual responses to stress.

Question 3

What are two similarities between daydreaming and dreaming?

Answer 3

• Both are ASC’s

- Content is unlimited in both.

Question 4

What are two differences between daydreaming and dreaming?

Answer 4

• Dreaming occurs during sleep, daydreaming doesn’t.

- Dreaming produces beta-like waves, daydreaming produces alpha waves.