Question
If Mekell, a collegiate soccer player, receives bad news about how she'll need surgery on her MCL and ACL, the way she judges and considers available options and the effectiveness of these options are known as ___________.
primary appraisal
distress
eustress
secondary appraisal
primary appraisal
distress
eustress
secondary appraisal
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct term is **secondary appraisal**. In this context, secondary appraisal refers to the evaluation of the options available to cope with a stressor, such as assessing the effectiveness of those options in response to bad news.