Lazarus and Folkman's Transactional Model of Stress and Coping

[vashappenin]

Hey all,
So I'm having issues with this.. I can easily explain each part and I understand it really well, but when it comes to applying it in a MC or short-answer question I always happen to confuse or stuff something up.
So can someone please explain each component to me?

Thanks

[Felicity Wishes]

Primary appraisal - the person has an interaction with their environment and perceives the event; either irrelevant, beinin-positive, or stressful. If it is stressful, they evaluate HOW it is stressful - is it a threat, harm or a challenge?

Once they do this, they go to secondary appraisal where they have a look at their resources for coping. If they do not have the resources it causes stress, if they do have the resources, they use them - problem and emotion focused coping which leads to no stress.

...I hope that helps. From what you are saying, you understand it. You just need to apply it. Do you have a sample question that you got stuck on?

[vashappenin]

Thank you sooo much for your help!
These questions are from TSSM 2012

Questions 28- 30 relate to the following information
Sally is confronted with a snake on the path in front of her. Sally begins to shake and feel nervous. Sally tries to calm herself down by rationalising the snake is 10 metres away and she can walk away through a side path without worry.

Question 29
Sally began to rationalise that the snake is 10 metres away and she could escape it. This evaluation of the situation as no longer being stressful, according to Lazarus and Folkman is referred to as
A. primary appraisal. (I said A because the question says 'evaluation of the situation, but it's B)
B. secondary appraisal. (I don't get how it's be though.. I thought sec. appraisal was looking at coping resources? :S)
C. emotion-focused coping.
D. problem-focused coping.

Question 30
To help deal with the stress, Sally realised that she could walk away through the side path. This management of the stress is referred to as
A. primary appraisal.
B. secondary appraisal.
C. emotion-focused coping.(I said C but it's D)
D. problem-focused coping.

[Felicity Wishes]

Thank you sooo much for your help!
These questions are from TSSM 2012

Questions 28- 30 relate to the following information
Sally is confronted with a snake on the path in front of her. Sally begins to shake and feel nervous. Sally tries to calm herself down by rationalising the snake is 10 metres away and she can walk away through a side path without worry.

Question 29
Sally began to rationalise that the snake is 10 metres away and she could escape it. This evaluation of the situation as no longer being stressful, according to Lazarus and Folkman is referred to as
A. primary appraisal. (I said A because the question says 'evaluation of the situation, but it's B)
B. secondary appraisal. (I don't get how it's be though.. I thought sec. appraisal was looking at coping resources? :S)
C. emotion-focused coping.
D. problem-focused coping.

Question 30
To help deal with the stress, Sally realised that she could walk away through the side path. This management of the stress is referred to as
A. primary appraisal.
B. secondary appraisal.
C. emotion-focused coping.(I said C but it's D)
D. problem-focused coping.

Question 29: You are right that it involves an evaluation but secondary appraisal involves this as well. She realises that she has the resources to cope (as she can walk away) and there is less stress. Because she has looked at her options. Key word 'no longer stressful' meaning that she has already gone through P.A and decided it was stressful and due to her coping, she is no longer stressed.

Question 30: It is D because she is dealing with the direct problem (the snake) by walking off. Emotion focused involves changing your emotions (but not really dealing with the actual problem, by doing calm breathing or something - her emotions will be better, but the snake is still there) therefore it is D because she is dealing with the actual problem.

Hope that helps you.