PSYC 3.1.2.4

Peta recieved news that their job interview was unsuccessful despite them preparing thoroughly and feeling confident. After initially feeling disappointed and thinking that they would never get a job again, they decide to call and ask for feedback about the interview.

Referring to Lazarus and Folkman's Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, correctly identify Peta's primary and secondary appraisal.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Dakota decided to purchase a second surfboard in preparation for an upcoming competition. When it arrived, she noticed that it was damaged and she was informed that a replacement would not be available until after the competition.

In terms of Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, a possible secondary appraisal for Dakota might be

• feeling disappointed because her new surfboard cannot be used.

• that she could cope with the delay by using her existing surfboard.

• feelings of loss at not being able to compete because her new surfboard is broken.

• that this is an opportunity to seek another supplier from whom she can purchase an alternative surfboard.

Tracy received the news that her audition for the lead role in the school play was successful. According to Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, which one of the following may best describe Tracy’s initial reaction to the news?

• She views it as an opportunity to begin her acting career.

• She recalls that learning lines has always been easy.

• 
  She decides to learn the rest of the lines in the play’s script with a friend.

• 
  She decides that she does not have the resources to cope due to the stress of the news.

Jack and Jill are Unit 3/3 psych students, stressed about the upcoming exam. Jack hasn't done a lot of study through the year. To reduce his anxiety he plays basketball with mates and preferred not to think about psychology revision or homework. His SAC scores are consistently poor through the year. He is very worried about the exam. He wanted a good study score so he could get into physiotherapy at uni.

Jill initially spent lots of time online shopping and watching TV, but was dissapointed by her SAC results. After a second poor result, she changed things and started studying much more. Her SAC results improved and by October she felt confident (if still a little nervous) about performing well on the exam. She knows that no matter what she will learn from the experience and improve her study skills at university.

Which of the following are likely primary appraisals regarding the Psychology exam for Jack and Jill?

• Jack = stressful; Jill = stressful

• Jack = irrelevant; Jill = irrelevant

• Jack = benign-positive; Jill = irrelevant

• Jack = irrelevant; Jill = benign-positive

Jack and Jill are Unit 3/3 psych students, stressed about the upcoming exam. Jack hasn't done a lot of study through the year. To reduce his anxiety he plays basketball with mates and preferred not to think about psychology revision or homework. His SAC scores are consistently poor through the year. He is very worried about the exam. He wanted a good study score so he could get into physiotherapy at uni.

Jill initially spent lots of time online shopping and watching TV, but was dissapointed by her SAC results. After a second poor result, she changed things and started studying much more. Her SAC results improved and by October she felt confident (if still a little nervous) about performing well on the exam. She knows that no matter what she will learn from the experience and improve her study skills at university.

Jill seeing the end of the year exam as an opportunity for future growth in refining her study skills at uni suggests that she has framed the exam as a...

• threat

• challenge

• harm

• loss

Jack and Jill are Unit 3/3 psych students, stressed about the upcoming exam. Jack hasn't done a lot of study through the year. To reduce his anxiety he plays basketball with mates and preferred not to think about psychology revision or homework. His SAC scores are consistently poor through the year. He is very worried about the exam. He wanted a good study score so he could get into physiotherapy at uni.

Jill initially spent lots of time online shopping and watching TV, but was dissapointed by her SAC results. After a second poor result, she changed things and started studying much more. Her SAC results improved and by October she felt confident (if still a little nervous) about performing well on the exam. She knows that no matter what she will learn from the experience and improve her study skills at university.

Which of the following secondary appraisals are likely for Jack and Jill regarding the end-of-year exam?

• Jack = little to no stress; Jill = eustress

• Jack = significant stress; Jill = distress

• Jack = adequate coping resources; Jill inadequate coping resources

• Jack = inadequate coping resources; Jill = adequate coping resources

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of Lazarus and Folkman's Transactional Model of Stress and Coping?

• It does not consider physiological responses to stress

• It cannot account for different people responding differently to the same stressor

• The model is difficult to test experimentally due to the nature of individual responses to stress

• Primary and secondary appraisals can interact with one another and may be undertaken simulataneously

MIa works in the city and commutes by train. At the train station, the station master announces that the train line that Mia takes is undergoing maintenance next week, with buses replacing trains, and that her commute will increase by an hour. Without a car, Mia is concerned that she will have to wake up even earlier to get to work on time. In primary appraisal, Mia would likely consider this

• a threat

• a loss

• a challenge

• irrelevant

There are many different means of coping with stressful situations. One strategy involves thinking about the cause of the stress and implementing a plan to resolve it. For example, someone who needs more money may decide to sell some things on Facebook Marketplace. This coping mechanism is known as

• emotional forecasting

• problem-focussed coping

• emotion-focussed coping

• eustress

According to Lazarus and Folkman's Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, stress is greatest when

• there are too many demands

• there are no demands

• there are too many demands for available resources

• there are too few demands for available resources