Question

A stressor would be appraised as a if someone anticipates that it could lead to some kind of harm, loss, or other negative consequence; however, if someone believes that it carries the potential for gain or personal growth, it would be appraised as a ________.

A. challenge; threat

B. response; stimulus

C. stimulus; response

D. threat; challenge

Answer 1

D. threat; challenge

Step-by-step explanation:

Anything that causes an organisms stress process to initiate is called a stressor.

Threat is something that can cause us harm or something which we perceive might cause us harm.

A challenge is a threat, if overcome can cause us to grow our personality.

So, a threat is something which we cannot overcome while a challenge is a threat which we perceive can overcome and will be beneficial for us.