Transactional model of stress and coping

You lost your job but you feel that it’s an opportunity for personal growth so you to find one you love.

• Stressful: Harm Loss

• Stressful:Threat

• Stressful: Challenge

• Not stressful: Benign/positive

• Not stressful: Irrelevent

You broke up with your partner and you miss their company and feel sad.

• Stressful: Harm/loss

• Stressful: Threat

• Stressful: Challenge

• Not stressful: Benign/Positive

• Not stressful: Irrelevent

Karlee finds out her friend Esma got a scholarship to the university she dreamed of going to. Karlee is happy for them.

• Stressful: Harm/Loss

• Stressful: Threat

• Stressful: Challenge

• Not Stressful: Irrelevent

• Not Stressful: Benign/Positive

You have a headache and feel anxious as you will not be able to perform well on the Psych SAC you have later today.

• Stress: Harm/Loss

• Stress: Threat

• Stress: Challenge

• Not Stress: Irrelevant

• Not Stress: Benign/Positive

The AFL grand final is not being held in Melbourne, who cares your team Collingwood didn't get in the GF.

• Stress: Harm/Loss

• Stress: Threat

• Stress: Challenge

• Not Stress: Irrelevant

• Not Stress: Benign Positive

You lost your part-time job at Macca's and are now worried you will not be able to afford the formal dress you picked out.

• Stressful: Harm/Loss

• Stressful: Threat

• Stressful: Challenge

• Not Stressful: Irrelevent

• Not Stressful: Benign/Positive

You lost your part-time job at Macca's and are now worried you will not be able to afford the formal dress you picked out.

• Stress: Harm/Loss

• Stress: Threat

• Stress: Challenge

• Not Stress: Irrelevant

• Not Stress: Benign/Positive

Someone you have never met in person stopped following you on Instagram, but you are not bothered about it.

• Stress: Harm/Loss

• Stress: Threat

• Stress: Challenge

• Not Stress: Irrelevant

• Not Stress: Benign/Positive

You are feeling excited for your upcoming Psychology SAC because you are looking forward to impressing Ms.K with your knowledge.

• Stress: Harm/Loss

• Stress: Threat

• Stress: Challenge

• Not Stress Irrelevant

• Not Stress: Benign/Positive

You found out your cousin got engaged and is planning a wedding, which will be fun.

• Stress: Harm/Loss

• Stress: Threat

• Stress: Challenge

• Not Stress: Irrelevant

• Not Stress: Benign/Positive