Evaluation:
Published: 30.09.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Social Reajustment Rating Scale', 1.
  • Essays 'Social Reajustment Rating Scale', 2.
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CONTROL & UNPREDICTABILITY
There are obviously individual differences in people's vulnerability to stress, nonetheless research has indicated that there are some features to events which make them more likely to be perceived as stressors.
These are<Tab/>LACK of CONTROL
<Tab/><Tab/><Tab/>UNPREDICTABILITY
<Tab/><Tab/><Tab/>CONFLICT & FRUSTRATION
Studies with both animal & human subjects have shown that UNCONTROLLABLE SITUATIONS are highly stressful. WEISS (1972)…

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