Nursing Theory

Running Head : NURSING THEORY

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A Transactional Model on Stress and Coping

Stress is a term that almost all individuals have already encountered . A great number of human individuals have experienced stress in one way or another . The differing degrees by which this stress has been experienced has mainly been caused by the differing abilities of individuals to cope

Stress has been defined by Robson Cook (1995 ) as when individuals 'reach breaking point

'have a weakness 'break down 'reach overload ' and imply a rupture in the individual 's capacity to engage in the world ' Stress is seen as a phenomenon that is able to impinge on individuals across different age groups (Manfredi Pickett , 1987 Stress is thus a maladaptive phenomenon that leads to many different negative consequences for people of different ages . Because of this encompassing nature of stress , many researchers have conducted investigations exploring its different aspects . These have all been in an effort to reach a better understanding of stress in the hopes of achieving better ways of coping and of prevention

Coping is described as an individual 's management of the inconsistencies in the needs imposed upon him in a stressful situation and the available resources at his or her disposal (Quine Pahl , 1991 ) Coping has also been investigated often in academic and scientific researches . Both coping and stress have been linked together in a number of different theoretical frameworks aimed at portraying the mechanism of both concepts in human behavior . One such theorietical framework is the Transactional Model on Stress and Coping developed by Lazarus and Folkman

The Transactional Model on Stress and Coping by Lazarus and Folkman has been acknowledged as a competent theoretical framework . It has even been considered as the most influential model developed thus far (Slavin Rainer , McCreary Gowda , 1991 ) The model has even been applied in numerous studies and researches exploring the impact of coping and stress on the lives of different individuals . These include mothers children , senior citizens , and the like . Because of the acclaim that the Transactional Model on Coping and Stress has received , it was chosen for this 's analysis

Achievement of a clearer understanding of the definition and characteristics of the Transactional Model on Coping and Stress is the main objective of this . This will be reached through an analysis of the literature already available regarding the theory . Two research s tackling the conceptual aspect of the model will be assessed Three empirical research s will also be analyzed to tackle the application of the model in an experimental setting . Due to lack of availability of material relating to the concept , the five-year restriction on references dates could not be followed . However , it is assured that the most recent s available regarding the were taken . An intersection of the definitions and characterizations of the model present in these five sources will help the present...