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coping mechanism
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coping mechanism,
any effort directed to stress management, including task-oriented and ego defense mechanisms, the factors that enable an individual to regain emotional equilibrium after a stressful experience. It may be an unconscious process.

coping mechanism
Psychiatry Any conscious or unconscious mechanism of adjusting to environmental stress without altering personal goals or purposes


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