Laurie got off the bus in a city 1000 miles from her home.She saw a lady coming towards her with outstretched arms.She immediately realized that it was her beloved aunt who she hadn't seen for 5 years.According to Lazarus and Folkman's Cognitive Transactional Model her primary appraisal would be called

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According to Lazarus and Folkman's Cognitive Transactional Model, primary appraisals are judgements about the significance of a potential stressor to one's well-being. In this scenario, Laurie seeing her beloved aunt who she hasn't seen for 5 years would be perceived as a positive and benign event, therefore her primary appraisal would be benign-positive.

Laurie Got Off the Bus in a City 1000 Miles