coping with stress & mental hwb

Question 1

coping strategy

Answer 1

a specific method, behavioural or psychological, that people use to manage or reduce the stress produced by a stressor.

Question 2

approach coping strategies

Answer 2

involve efforts to confront a stressor and deal directly with it and its effects

Question 3

avoidance coping strategies

Answer 3

involve efforts that evade a stressor and deal indirectly with it and its effects.

Question 4

context-specific effectiveness

Answer 4

refers to the appropriateness of a given coping strategy to the characteristics of the situation

Question 5

coping flexibility

Answer 5

the ability to modify or adjust one’s coping strategies according to the demands of different stressful situations.

Question 6

Coping flexibility includes the abilities to:

Answer 6

• Recognise whether the use of a flexible approach is appropriate for a specific situation
• Select a coping strategy that suits the situational circumstances
• Recognise when the coping strategy being used is ineffective
• Discontinue an ineffective coping strategy
• Produce and implement an alternative coping strategy when required

Question 7

High coping flexibility is related to a number of adaptive outcomes including:

Answer 7

• Good mental wellbeing
• Good physical health
• Excellent social adjustment
• Reduced stress symptoms