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Richard Lazarus
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American psychologist known for his cognitive-mediational theory of emotion and, with Susan Folkman, for the transactional model of stress and coping, foundational to health psychology's account of how people appraise and respond to stress.
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionHe was well renowned for his theory of cognitive-mediational theory within emotion. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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He was well renowned for his theory of cognitive-mediational theory within emotion.
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Lazarus and Folkman co-authored a book called 'Stress, Appraisal and Coping' in 1984, which worked through the theory of psychological stress, using concepts of Cognitive appraisal and coping.
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The Lazarus and Folkman model suggests that external events create a form of pressure to achieve, engage in, or experience a stressful situation.
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