Coping

Question 1

Coping

Answer 1

Engaging in behavioural/cognitive efforts to deal with demands.

Question 2

Preventative Strategies

Answer 2

Avoid stressors, adjust demands, develop coping mechanisms and draw on social support.

Question 3

Combative Strategies

Answer 3

Monitor stressors, use resources, attack stressors (problem-solving), tolerate stressors (denial) and lower arousal (self-medication).

Question 4

Problem-focused Coping

Answer 4

Efforts to improve the situation by changing things.

Planning, assertive action and using informational social support.

Question 5

Emotion-focused Coping

Answer 5

Thoughts or actions to relieve stress. Don’t actually change the situation.
Emotional support, denial, avoidance and positive reappraisal.

Question 6

Stress Management Techniques

Answer 6

Nutrition, exercise, humour, relaxation, assertiveness training, cognitive therapy and stress inoculation.

Question 7

Stress Inoculation

Answer 7

Education - given a framework for understanding stress response
Rehearsal - learns to make cognitive self statements as a form of coping
Application - use new skills in actual stress situations