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Andrew Barrett
on Nov 10, 2024
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A celebrity actress experiences ever-increasing levels of professional acclaim following each successful movie role.Yet with each success,she experiences no more than a temporary surge of subjective well-being.This is best explained in terms of
A) relative deprivation.
B) an internal locus of control.
C) the do-good,feel-good phenomenon.
D) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
Adaptation-Level Phenomenon
The tendency of humans to quickly adjust to and normalize new stimuli or changes, using them as a new benchmark or standard.
Subjective Well-Being
An individual's self-assessed happiness or satisfaction with life, including emotional and cognitive judgments.
Relative Deprivation
A perceived disadvantage by comparing oneself to others, feeling deprived of something others possess.
- Clarify the role of appraisal in recognizing stress perception and how it influences stress management strategies.
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Learning Objectives
- Clarify the role of appraisal in recognizing stress perception and how it influences stress management strategies.