Question

deciding if something is stressful, benign, or irrelevant deciding how to respond to a stressor downplaying or preventing an emotional response to a stressor directly solving the problem is called____________.

Answer 1

This is incomplete question. Assuming it to be a "fill in the blank" question. The answers are :

-- Primary Appraisal

-- Secondary Appraisal

-- Emotion-focused coping

-- Problem-focused coping

Explanation:

Primary Appraisal

Primary Appraisal is deciding if anything is insignificant or irrelevant. It is the assessment of how relevant or significant the event is for an individual, considering it to be an opportunity or threat.

Secondary Appraisal

Secondary Appraisal is defined as the process to cope or respond to the threat or stress. It is the way how any individual addresses to any stress or threat.

Emotion-focused coping

Emotion-focused coping is a method of managing stress which attempts to reduce the response towards negative emotions such as aggression, fear, anxiety, etc that occurs because of stressors.

Problem-focused coping

Problem-focused coping is a method to deal with the stressful event by taking direct steps to solve the problem or change the source of the problem.