coping

Question 1

what is the textbook definition of coping?

Answer 1

process by which people manage the perceived discrepancy between demands of the situation and the resources of the person that they appraise in a stressful situation

Question 2

what are the four outcomes of a secondary appraisal?

Answer 2

seeking information
taking direct action
doing nothing
worrying

Question 3

when would a problem focused coping style be used?

Answer 3

when people believe their resources or demands of the situation are changeable

Question 4

when would an emotion focused coping style be used?

Answer 4

when people feel they can do nothing to change the situation

Question 5

what are four different coping styles specifically associated with illness?

Answer 5

normalising
denial
resignation
accommodation

Question 6

what are 7 coping resources?

Answer 6

money
health
sense of control
personality
beliefs and attitude
becoming informed
exercise
social support

Question 7

what are two different ways of assessing coping?

Answer 7

ways of coping checklist (folk man and lazarus)

COPE (carver et al)

Question 8

what is the COPE way of measuring coping?

Answer 8

coping strategies incorporated into 13 scales and looks at what individuals do and feel when they experience stressful events

Question 9

what are ‘monitors’?

Answer 9

seek information

Question 10

what are ‘blunders’?

Answer 10

avoid information