NCLEX Review Question
Which of the following terms, according to Lazarus, refers to the process through which an event is evaluated with respect to what is at stake and what might and can be done?
a.Cognitive appraisal
b.Coping
c.Hardiness
d.Adaptation
Correct Answer: A
Cognitive appraisal
Rationale: The outcome of cognitive appraisal is identification of the situation as either stressful or non-stressful.
Coping
Rationale: Coping consists of both cognitive and behavioral efforts made to manage the specific external or internal demand that taxes a person's resources.
Hardiness
Rationale: Hardiness is a personality characteristic that is composed of control, commitment, and challenge.
Adaptation
Rationale: Lazarus believed adaptation was affected by emotion that subsumed stress and coping.
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