COPING

Question 1

coping

Answer 1

the process of dealing with stress

Question 2

2 strategies

Answer 2

approach strategies or avoidance strategies

Question 3

approach

Answer 3

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

Question 4

avoidance

Answer 4

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

Question 5

-approach more effective
-avoideance strategies can be helpful short term

Question 6

Context-specific effectiveness

Answer 6

when there is a match or ‘good fit’ between the coping strategy that is used and the stressful situation

Question 7

coping flexibility

Answer 7

ability to effectively modify or adjust one’s coping strategies according to the demands of different stressful situations - adapt another strategy