Sources of Stress
Sources of Stress
Sources of Stress
Main Idea
Categories
• In an approach-approach conflict, the individual must choose
between two attractive alternatives.
• An avoidance-avoidance conflict occurs when an individual
confronts two unattractive alternatives.
• An individual who wants to do something but has
fears or doubts or is repulsed by it at the same time
is experiencing an approach-avoidance conflict.
• A double approach-avoidance conflict in which the
individual must choose between two or more
alternatives, each of which has attractive and
unattractive aspects.
Appraising a Situation
• The level of stress you feel depends on how you appraise the
situation.
• Primary appraisal refers to out immediate evaluation of a situation.
• A secondary appraisal involves deciding how to deal with a
potentially stressful situation. At this point an individual appraises
the situation and then decides on a coping strategy.
• There are three ways you can appraise a situation -as irrelevant,
positive, or negative.
nvironmental Stressors