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

coping

(kop'ing)

Adapting to and managing change, stress, or opportunity (e.g., acute or chronic illness, disability, pain, death, relocation, work, changes in family structure, new relationships, or new ideas).

coping mechanism

Coping skill.

coping skill

Any characteristic or behavioral pattern that enhances a person's adaptation. Coping skills include a stable value or religious belief system, problem solving, social skills, health-energy, and commitment to a social network.

Synonym: coping mechanism

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Londoners and people from Northern Ireland were more likely to use exercise as a coping mechanism compared with just 20pc in the South-East and South-West.

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But the researcher believes participants suffering from a mental health disorder are using gaming as a coping mechanism, rather than it being the cause, News.

Gaming may be a coping mechanism for depression

Losing your job is one of the most stressful life events and people turn to alcohol as a coping mechanism.

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Londoners and people from Northern Ireland were more likely to use exercise as a coping mechanism (54 per cent and 37 per cent) compared with just 20 per cent of those questioned in the South East and South West.