Coping with stress Flashcards

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What is coping?

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attempt to try and manage a stressor

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What are coping strategies?

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methods or ways people use in order to manage or deal with a stressor

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What is context-specific effectiveness?

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when there is a good match between a coping strategy and the stressor

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What is coping flexbility?

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ability of a person to change or adapt their current strategy for another strategy that is more appropriate when dealing with that stressor

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What is high coping flexibility?

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when a person can actively change their strategy and recognise that it is not working

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What is low coping flexibility?

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when people use the same strategies even if it isn’t effective

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How can exercise relieve stress?

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releases cortisol for energy

  • increases fitness and person’s ability to cope with stress
  • releases endorphins which increase mood
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What is problem focused coping?

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involves efforts to try and change the stressor - fix the stressor

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What is emotion focused coping?

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when we believe we have little control over the situation

- use strategies dealing with emotional stress

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What are approach coping strategies?

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an effort to try and confront the stressor directly

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What are avoidant coping strategies?

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aims to avoid any feelings of emotional stress

= activity is focused away from the stressor

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