"Fictive Kin" Are People Accepted as Part of a Family

question 19

True/False

"Fictive kin" are people accepted as part of a family without having biological or marital ties to that family.

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Definitions:

Primary Appraisal

The initial evaluation process where an individual assesses the significance of a stressor to determine its potential threat.

Distress-eustress Dichotomy

A concept distinguishing between detrimental stress (distress) and beneficial stress (eustress) in terms of their effects on an individual’s health and well-being.

Primary Appraisal

The initial evaluation of a situation to determine its potential impact as stressful, positive, or irrelevant.

Secondary Appraisal

The evaluation of one's ability to cope with the consequences of a stressful event, following an initial assessment of its significance.