Within the cognitive assessment concept of feelings, evaluation of one's potential to deal with the outcomes of an encounter with external surroundings, which comes after a primary assessment. See also: coping potential; core relational themes.
SECONDARY APPRAISAL: "Secondary appraisal was first proposed by U.S. psychologist Richard S. Lazarus (1922"
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "SECONDARY APPRAISAL," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/secondary-appraisal/ (accessed March 21, 2023).
