Theories Are

question 39

Multiple Choice

Theories are

• A)Useful for model building but impractical for practitioners.
• B)Generally developed by all of us to help us understand how things work in our world.
• C)Concrete steps in the "how-to" world.
• D)Useful when they describe a set of facts and develop a logical rationale for what is likely to be true,given those facts.
• E)Both B & D.

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Definitions:

Primary Appraisal

The initial evaluation process of assessing the significance of an event as stressful, positive, controllable, or irrelevant.

Coping Behaviors

Strategies or mechanisms that individuals use to manage stress or difficult situations.

Stimuli

External events or occurrences that evoke a reaction or response in organisms or systems.

Emotion-focused Coping

A strategy aimed at managing the emotions associated with stressful situations, rather than confronting the problems directly.