Week 8 - Coping Skills & Techniques Flashcards
What do we need to cope with?
- Life changes
- Unexpected life events
- Chronic health conditions
- Major losses
How does increased age affect coping?
Often associated with IMPROVED coping as they may learn to cope better as they deal with stress throughout life
Transactional stress and coping model + REVISED
LEARN
What aspect was added to the transactional stress and coping model?
Reactions to stressful experiences - reactions occur after secondary appraisal - when we have these reactions, they must impact on the final outcome
Categories of coping strategies
- Problem focussed or emotion focussed
- Approach or avoidance oriented
What is active coping?
- Person ACTIVELY INITIATES an approach to attempt to alleviate the distress
Example of active coping
- Discussion to identify problem
- Brainstorming possible solutions
What category of coping strategies are involved with active coping?
- Problem & emotion focussed coping strategies
What is problem focussed coping?
- Attempts to solve, alter or eliminate the problem
- Tries to expand resources to deal with the situation
Examples of problem-focussed coping
- Confront the problem
- Collect information about the issue
- Seek social support
What is emotion focussed coping?
- Palliative coping
- Focussing attention in the emotional response
- May not alter the problem but can make the situation more manageable
Example of emotion-focussed coping
- Process and talk about how they feel
- Try to put the problem in perspective
- Limit the time spent in negative thinking
Reactive vs proactive
Reactive
- Acting in response to a situation
Proactive
- Creating or controlling a situation
Types of social support in coping
1) Instrumental: taking an active stance to help someone manage a problem
2) Informational: advice-giving
3) Emotional: sharing thoughts and feelings
4) Esteem: expressing confidence or encouragement
What kind of coping is support seeking?
ACTIVE COPING
