Question

It has been two weeks since Brianna’s husband left her for someone else. She knows that this divorce will be a life-changing event for her. Even though she is distressed, she has coped with difficult things in the past, and is sure she will recover from this, too. The contemporary life-events approach would consider her appraisal to be:

Answer 1

- An adaptation factor.

Step-by-step explanation:

The adaptation factor is described as the intellectual or behavioral attribute that assists an individual in its environment and helps them evolve as a consequence of their learned behavior.

In the given situation, Brianna's ability to cope-up with the adverse situation after she has been divorced by her husband which exemplifies a life-changing event in her life exemplifies that she exhibits a 'learned behavior'(she has coped... difficult things in the past). This functional and behavioral attribute of hers reflects that she has developed and evolved(cognitively and attributively) with time. Thus, it exemplifies 'an adaptation factor' as she has adapted herself to the changes.

Answer 2

Optimistic.

Step-by-step explanation:

She has a positive attitude that she will be able to recover from this too. Contemporary life-events approach would consider this to be positive, optimistic.