Cognitive and autonomic factors look at the environment to appraise the stressors there asthreatening or not. Those that are threatening can lead to stress reactions.
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS THEORY: "The environmental stress theory delas with stress from threatening issues in the environment."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS THEORY," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/environmental-stress-theory/ (accessed June 28, 2022).