Definition:

Cognitive Appraisal Theory is a psychological framework that focuses on the role of an individual’s subjective interpretations, evaluations, and perceptions in the cognitive appraisal process of emotion regulation and stress response.

Subtitles:

1. Cognitive Appraisal:

Cognitive appraisal refers to the process of evaluating and interpreting a particular event or situation based on an individual’s personal beliefs, values, and past experiences.

2. Emotion Regulation:

Emotion regulation entails the strategies individuals use to manage and influence their emotional experiences in response to cognitive appraisals of events or situations.

3. Stress Response:

Stress response comprises the physiological, cognitive, and behavioral reactions individuals exhibit in response to the cognitive appraisals they make about potentially stressful events or situations.