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. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionHe was well renowned for his theory of cognitive-mediational theory within emotion. 1 Richard Lazarus
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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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