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Conditions for Experiencing Stress
An individual will subjectively experience stress when two cognitive appraisals occur: they must first perceive an event as harmful or threatening, and second, they must believe that the demands of the event exceed their available resources to manage or adapt to it.
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Analyzing a Stressful Situation
An individual's subjective experience of stress is determined by two key judgments: their perception of an event as threatening, and their assessment of their own resources to cope with that event. Both judgments must occur for stress to be felt. Given this, which of the following individuals is most likely to experience significant stress after being assigned a major, last-minute project at work?