Guys how would you distinguish between something that is appraised as benign-positive or something that is viewed as a challenge? What's the difference? How would you define benign-positive?
Benign-positive is when the stimuli/event is not stressful, but poses the potential for growth. It is usually associated with positive emotions. This evaluation is a part of the primary appraisal stage of the transactional model.
However, for a stressor to be viewed as a challenge, it must be primarily appraised as stressful. Then, a further mini-appraisal occurs (this is not a secondary appraisal) when the stimuli/event is assessed through its harm/loss, potential threat, and challenge. Challenge is the assessment for personal gain or growth.
So, a challenge is an evaluation for potential gain or growth from a stressful situation, whilst a benign-positive evaluation is the deduction that a stimuli/event poses growth, and is not stressful.
Hopefully that helps