PSYC 100 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Coronary Artery Disease, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Resistance 2

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Ingrid Johnsrude

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Tuesday, september 24th 2013: darren lost his job last week. At first, he was very upset, but now, he is doing his best to find a new job. Stage of resistance: nearly 400 healthy people participated in a study in which they were directly exposed to respiratory viruses. Cognitive appraisal is a person"s perception of a stressful situation. The first stage of cognitive appraisal involves evaluating the threat of the stressor. The second stage of cognitive appraisal involves assessing whether or not the person has the resources necessary to cope adequately with the threat. Her younger sister called to tell mary that she is getting married and would like mary to come to the wedding in the summer. Although mary was happy for her sister, she dreaded the thought of being at a big wedding and began sweating profusely and feeling nauseous.