Stress

Stress is an every day thing. There are multiple stressors minor and major. Minor stressors are little things. Every day driving could be concidered a stressor. An example is like if someone cuts you off. A major stress is usually something huge like a death or divorce.

When an event happens, you asses the situation. This is called an appraisal. A primeary appraisal is an initial evaluation of weather an event is (1)irrelivant to you, (2) relivant but not threatning, (3)stressfull. When in the event of a stressful situation, a person is more likely to make a secondary appraisal. A secondary Appraisal is an evaluation of you coping resourses and dealing with the stress.

Stress can also lie within the envirement. This is called an ambient stress, which consists of chronic enviormntal conditions that place adaptive demands.