According to Richard Lazarus, Happiness or Joy Is a Goal

question 41

True/False

According to Richard Lazarus, happiness or joy is a goal incongruent emotion.

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Definitions:

Exhaustion Stage

The third stage of the general adaptation syndrome, which occurs if the organism fails in its efforts to resist the stressor.

Primary Appraisal

A cognitive evaluation of a potentially stressful event to determine whether its effect is positive, irrelevant, or negative.

Potential Stressor

Any event, situation, or condition that has the possibility to cause stress.

Primary Appraisal

The initial evaluation process where an individual assesses the significance of a stressor as irrelevant, benign-positive, or stressful.