Developed by Richard Lazarus with Susan Folkman, holds that stress arises not from an external event alone but from a person's interpretation of and response to that event, a cognitive appraisal that begins the coping process. The model is foundational to health psychology's biopsychosocial approach.
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Core ClaimThe Lazarus and Folkman model suggests that external events create a form of pressure to achieve, engage in, or experience a stressful situation. Stress is not the external event itself, but rather an interpretation and response to the potential threat; this is when the coping process begins. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Psychological Stress
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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. Stress is not the external event itself, but rather an interpretation and response to the potential threat; this is when the coping process begins.
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