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