Glossary C
Glossary C
Deutsch: Kognitive Anpassung / Español: Adaptación Cognitiva / Português: Adaptação Cognitiva / Français: Adaptation Cognitive / Italiano: Adattamento Cognitivo
Cognitive Adaptation in the context of psychology refers to the process by which individuals adjust their thinking, perception, and understanding in response to new information, experiences, or changes in their environment. This concept involves a dynamic interplay between cognitive processes such as learning, memory, attention, and reasoning, enabling individuals to effectively navigate and make sense of the world around them.
Cognitive appraisal model refers to Lazarus’ theory of how thinking plays a strong role in stress. It was Richard Lazarus ’ theory of why people get stressed and defined as the imbalance between the demands placed on the individual and that individual’s resources to cope.
theories holding that emotions result from people's interpretations and explanations of events, in the absence of any physiological arousal
Cognitive assessment is a term used in Clinical child psychology and Pediatric psychology which refers to assessment of the cognitive factors that may mediate a child's behavioral, emotional, or medical problems. For examples, a child's sense of self -efficacy or lack of understanding about a problem or treatment may have an important impact on his or her stress level or the success of the treatment.