This study focuses on the appraisal and coping process in acute, time-limited stressful situations in a stress experienced group: 54 Swedish police officers. Each police officer retrospectively reported their thoughts, emotions, and actions during five recent stressful job events. The relations among appraisals of threat and of coping options, seven forms of problems- and emotion focused coping strategies, and selfrated performance were examined. Compared with previous studies of ordinary people in stressful situatons, the police officers felt less threatened, appraised the situations as more solvable, and used considerably more problem-focused forms of coping. Age had a significant effect on appraisal, while organizational position had a significant effect on coping. Using latent profile analysis, four appraisal styles were obtained. Consistensy of cross-situational appraisal style amongst individuals was high. The functional relationships amongvariables, i.e. appraisal, coping, and performance, are discussed.