• Different coping styles are affected by: • Personality components • Existing coping resources • External circumstances Different individuals use different coping styles to deal with challenging and stressful situations. BASIC Ph of Coping (According to Dr. Mooli Lahad) • Described coping as an on-going effort to manage life challenges every person has • Internal powers or coping resources �� Effort to survive through a healthy rather than pathological instinct • People possess six potential dimensions that are at the core of an individual’s coping style • Everyone has the innate ability to use each dimension • Most people tend to rely upon comfortable coping methods that have been developed over time • Expanding the coping repertoire is done by providing the environment, modeling, and encouragement Training Module on the Right to Mental Health for the Security Sector Emotion-focused coping is oriented towards managing the emotions that accompany the perception of stress. B – Belief • Seeks meaning through religion or spirituality • Helps us make sense out of our experiences • Gives us something to lean on A – Affect • Rely upon the ability to express feelings and emotion • Share anxieties, fears, anger, sorrow, and grief, and have those emotions validated by other people • In that way, we won’t feel so alone with our feelings S – Social • Seek support and control through relationships • Increase connections and strengthen our sense of well-being through roles and responsibilities within a social context 22