Cognitive Appraisal Paper

Cognitive appraisal. Lazarus and Folkman stated that in cognitive appraisal, there are two main factors that a person will consider because these factors are also the contributor of stress in an individual. These two factors include the individual’s tendency to be threatened by stress and the evaluation of resources that are needed to decrease, endure and eliminate the stressor and the stress it produces. There are two stages of cognitive appraisal, the primary and secondary appraisal (Gunawan, 2015). Primary appraisal is the first stage of appraisal the possible stressor that gives answer to the question: “Is it a threat to me?” While the secondary appraisal answers the question: “Can I cope with this?” (Blonna, 2007).