Stressors Are Events or Situations That Are Perceived as Harmful

question 184

True/False

Stressors are events or situations that are perceived as harmful, threatening, or challenging.

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Definitions:

Gestalt Psychology

A psychological theory that emphasizes understanding the whole experience rather than breaking it down into individual components.

Direct Perception

The theory that suggests sensory information is inherently meaningful and that objects in the environment afford opportunities for action without the need for cognitive processing.

Affordances

The opportunities or possibilities for action provided by objects and environments to an organism.

Agnosia

A neurological disorder marked by the inability to recognize objects, persons, sounds, shapes, or smells while the specific sense is not defective nor is there any significant memory loss.