Question

Which best describes Lazarus and Folkman’s two-factor stress theory?

A. Stress depends on your level of perceived control and your commitment to your goals.

B. Change is the key factor in stress.

C. You experience alarm, then resistance, then exhaustion.

D. You first perceive the degree of threat and then your coping resources, and the discrepancy is your stress level.

Answer 1

D) you first perceive the degree of threatand then your coping resources, and the discrepancy is your stress level.

Lazarus and Folkman's two factor theory also called the model "theory of cognitive appraisal" contains 2 stages namely:

1) Primary Appraisal

2) Secondary Appraisal

The secondary appraisal stage occurs simultaneously with the primary appraisal stage.

In Primary Appraisal stage, after answering the questions to oneself regarding the stressor we classify them on the basis of threat, achallenge and harm loss and we react accordingly to the above classifications.

Secondary Appraisal stage is related to what kind of feelings one feels about the stressor, regarding whether he/she can do it or not.