Self Regulatory Model

Question 0

Problem Focused Coping Strategies

Answer 0

• Problem Solving
• Action Planing
• Expressing Emotions
• Seeking Social Support

Question 1

What is the Self Regulatory Model?

Answer 1

Useful in understanding how people react to threatening information.

4 Major Stages:

• Stimuli (getting told you have cancer)
• Representation (start thinking about consequences of cancer)
• Coping Procedure (if information is threatening, abilities to cope are poor. May focus on managing emotion at the expense of managing danger)
• Appraisal