Relier Pairs PSYC 365 Ch 2 Vocab Part 2Version en ligne Part 2 par Spencer Leon 1 Predictability 2 Imminence 3 Event uncertainty 4 Duration 5 Harm/loss appraisal 6 Social dominance 7 Person variables 8 Irrelevant appraisal 9 Challenge appraisal 10 Reappraisal 11 Commitments as person variables 12 Threat appraisal 13 Cognitive transactional models 14 Beliefs as person variables 15 Vulnerability 16 Secondary appraisal 17 Cognitive appraisal 18 Temporal uncertainty 19 Primary appraisal 20 Stressful appraisal 21 Situation variables 22 Benign-positive appraisal 23 Novelty 24 Type A behaviour pattern Appraisal in which, though an event is perceived to be stressful, the focus is one of positive excitement and the potential for growth Physically, the adequacy of an individual's resources; psychologically, a threat to something that an individual values A cognitive process by which an event is appraised as having no implications for an individual's well being An appraisal at the time of the primary appraisal that involves the anticipation of harm or loss A cognitive process by which an event is appraised to involve harm/loss, threat, or challenge at the time of primary appraisal Pre-existing notions, both personal and cultural, that influence appraisal, and thus stress, by determining the meaning given to the environment Variables that interact with person variables to influence the appraisal of a situation A type of stressful appraisal at the time of primary appraisal that involves significant physical or psychological loss Impatience, time urgency, aggressiveness, hostility, competitiveness - originally thought to predict coronary heart disease A characteristic of the environment that allows an individual to prepare for an event and therefore reduce the stress involved A cognitive process by which an event is appraised to involve outcomes that are positive and may enhance well-being Values that influence appraisal by determining the importance of a particular encounter and that affect the choices made to achieve a desired outcome The initial evaluation of a situation A continuous experience in which existing appraisals of situations are changes or modified on the basis of new information Models that emphasize the relationship between a person and his pr her environment and the appraisal that the individual makes of the situation The inability to predict the probability of an event, which, as a result, increases the stress response Variables, particularly commitments and beliefs, that interact with situation variables to affect the appraisal of a situation's stressfulness Assessment of whether or not an event is stressful An individual's evaluation of their ability to cope with a situation following primary appraisal Situational factor involved in stress appraisal The extent to which an individual's previous experience with a situation influences the appraisal process A risk factor for coronary disease that is independent of hostility; described as "a set of controlling behaviours, including the tendency to cut off and talk over the interviewer" Lack of knowledge about when an event will occur, which can result in stress Interval during which an event is being anticipated; the more imminent an event, the more intense the appraisal