Coping

Question 1

Coping

Answer 1

• process of constantly changing cognitive and behavioural efforts to manage stressors
  ie. manage the demands of a stressor

Question 2

Approach Strategies

(3)

Answer 2

• focusing ABC towards the stressor; confronting the stressor and directly dealing with it
• effective for long term relief
  e.g. stressor - upcoming exam | approach strategy - allocating more time to study

A - Affects | B - Behaviours | C - Cognitions

Question 3

Avoidance Strategies

(3)

Answer 3

• focusing ABC away from the stressor; evading the stressor and indirectly dealing with it
• effective for immediate, short-term relief
  e.g. stressor - upcoming exam | avoidance strategy - procastinating

A - Affects | B - Behaviours | C - Cognitions

Question 4

Context-Specific Effectiveness

Answer 4

• whether there is a match or ‘good-fit’ between the coping strategy and the stressful situation
  good context-specific effectivenes - the coping strategy is a good fit to the stressful situation and produces desirable outcomes
  bad context-specific effectiveness - the coping strategy is not a good fit to the stressful situation and produces undesirable outcomes

Question 5

Coping Flexibility

(3)

Answer 5

• an individual’s ability to effectively modify coping strategies to fit different stressful situations
  high coping flexibility - readily adjust coping strategies if they are ineffective
  low coping flexibility - rely on the same coping strategies across different situations, even if they are ineffective

Question 6

Evaluation Coping

Answer 6

• ability to recognise an ineffective coping strategy and abandon it

Question 7

Adaptive Coping

Answer 7

• replacing an ineffective coping strategy by using an alternative coping strategy