KK9 context-specific effectiveness ,coping flexibility and use of particular strategies (exercises and approach and avoidance strategies) for coping with stress

Question 1

whats a coping strategy ?

Answer 1

coping strategies refer to the behavioural and psychological efforts that people employ to master, tolerate or minimise their response to a stressor

Question 2

whats coping flexibility?

Answer 2

coping flexibility refers to the ability to effectively modify or adjust one coping strategy according to the demands of different stressful situations

Question 3

whats context-specific effectiveness?

Answer 3

context-specific effectiveness is when there is a match or ‘good fit’ between the coping strategy that Is used and the stressful situation

Question 4

whats the approach coping strategy?

Answer 4

involves efforts to comfort a stressor and deal directly with and its effects.
activity is focused to find a solution to address the underlying problem, issue or concern and reduce or eliminate its impact

Question 5

whats the avoidance coping strategy?

Answer 5

involves efforts that evade a stressor and deal indirectly with it and its effects activity is focused away from the stressor and there is no attempt to actively confront the stressor and its impact.

Question 6

what is social support?

Answer 6

social support is help or assistance from other people when needed. social support can come from those closet to us to those who we have never met for example online support groups, telephone help likes etc.

Question 7

whats problem solving coping strategy

Answer 7

problem-focused coping is when someone tries to manage or change stressor which is the cause or source of the stress

Question 8

what is cortisol? (not in this kk chapter ) for kk8

Answer 8

cortisol is a hormone

The function of cortisol is to prepare the body for action in response to stress, and among its effects are an increase in

blood pressure, an increase in blood sugar, and a suppression of the immune system.

Question 9

what is the emotion-focused coping strategy?

Answer 9

emotion-focused coping involves your efforts to deal with the emotional response to the stressor. the strategies are usually directed towards decreasing the negative feelings in a stress response