Question

Dr. Cox is discussing the issue of stress with his students. "Clearly, the best way to understand stress is to examine the interactions that occur between a person and his or her environment!" Dr. Cox is a proponent of the ____ paradigm.

Answer 1

Answer: ​Stress and coping.

Explanation:

The stress and coping paradigm suggest that stress is a distinct relationship between someone and the context that is evaluated by that individual as too demanding and possibly dangerous to their well-being. This model requires not only the consideration of stressors, as environmental demands but also the judgments and coping resources the person has to deal with those demands.

Answer 2

Answer:

- Stress and Coping.

Explanation:

'Stress' is described as the emotional pressure or strain suffered by an individual while 'coping' is described as the conscious attempts or actions to handle this distressed or strained state. There are various theories proposed in this regard like Lazarus and Folkman's theory of 'stress and coping' that calls stress as 'individual's appraisal to evaluate the link between him and the surrounding environment' and 'coping as continuous conscious actions or behavior' to overcome it.

As per the question, Dr. Cox would be categorized as the proponent of 'stress and coping' paradigm as he describes as per the above mentioned theory proposed by Lazarus and Folkman and associates the understanding of stress as 'examination of the interactions that occur between a person and his or her environment' in order to handle or survive it.