Demands and available resources
Consider how demands and perceived resources contribute to a stress appraisal.
The picture in words
- Demands
- The requirements a situation appears to involve.
- Resources
- Available skills, time, support and other resources.
- Appraisal
- An evaluation of what the situation requires and what can help.
Reading the illustration
Compare the demands with the resources available for responding. The appraisal connects what the situation requires with what may help.
Try a question
How could extra preparation time change the appraisal of an upcoming presentation?
Show the explanation
More preparation time can increase the resources available for meeting the demand. The event and its interpretation both matter.
Read the sources
- Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020). Psychology 2e. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/14-1-what-is-stressSelected rendered passages: Appraisal and coping-resources passages.