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GATE Motivation, Emotion and Stress and Coping: Stress and Coping: Stressors, cognitive factors, general adaptation syndrome, effects of stress, problem-focused and emotion-focused coping – Previous Year Questions

3 GATE previous year questions on Stress and Coping: Stressors, cognitive factors, general adaptation syndrome, effects of stress, problem-focused and emotion-focused coping (Motivation, Emotion and Stress and Coping, Psychology (XH5)) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2025 XH5 (Psychology) Q42 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Which of the following option(s) refer(s) to secondary appraisal?
  2. GATE 2024 XH5 (Psychology) Q34 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which theory states that people try to regulate their emotions to minimize the distress caused by a situation?
  3. GATE 2023 XH5 (Psychology) Q42 (1 mark, Multiple select) – According to the review of research on stress and immune system, which of the following statement(s) has/have substantial evidence?