Problem-Focused Coping
Coping focused on reducing demands of situation or expands resources to deal with it, used when people when they believe their resources or demands of the situation are changeable
Emotion-Focused Coping
Coping which control emotional response to the situation, used when people feel they can do nothing to change the situation.
Normalising
Interpreting Symptoms as a Normal Experience
Resignation (Coping)
When a patient becomes consumed with the idea of illness
Accommodation (Coping)
The patient acknowledges and deals with the problem