{"id":962,"date":"2025-02-17T01:51:34","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T01:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zoom-out.co\/?p=962"},"modified":"2025-02-18T00:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T00:22:23","slug":"lazarus-transactional-model-of-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoom-out.co\/wp-legacy\/lazarus-transactional-model-of-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"Lazarus\u2019 transactional model of stress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">In 1976 Richard Lazarus developed what was to become a highly influential model of stress. In his transactional model, cognitive appraisal is the key to understanding stress. Cognitive relates to thinking and appraisal means making a judgement when evaluating a potential stressor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">A person perceives a situation and gives meaning to it. 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