Psychology 2035A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Mantra, Non-Renewable Resource, Asian Americans

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

Document Summary

Coping: efforts to master, reduce or tolerate demands created by stress. People cope with stress in many ways 1 review of literature found over 400 coping techniques: 4 important groupings of coping strategies, problem-focused vs. emotion-focused coping. Problem-focused example: i save money in anticipation of layoffs. Emotion-focused: i engage in relaxation strategies to cope with stress caused by layoffs: engagement vs. disengagement coping. Engagement: i work on finding a new place to live after the divorce. Disengagement: i refuse to believe the divorce is happening: meaning-focused coping. Example: losing my house/possessions in the fire reminded me what"s truly important friends and family: proactive coping. Example: i know the confrontation with my friend will be hard so i will organize my. It"s most adaptive to use a variety of coping strategies thoughts before i bring up our issues: most people rely on certain strategies more than others, coping flexibility: the ability to use multiple strategies.