Bill was very happy when his son was born. A few weeks after the birth, Bill lost his job and became worried about providing for his family in the future, especially since his wife did not have paid work.
Question 50
When the baby was born, Bill immediately experienced
A. distress.
B. eustress - answerC. allostasis.
D. the fight-flight response.
Question 51
In terms of Lazarus and Folkman’s Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, Bill’s immediate appraisal of becoming a father was most likely to have been
A. a threat.
B. stressful.
C. irrelevant.
D. benign/positive. - answerThis is from VCAA 2013. I'm just wondering why question 51 has D as the answer? Because Bill experienced eustress when the baby was born, doesn't this mean he appraised it as a challenge, meaning it's stressful?
Or am i overthinking things