COPING MECHANISMS
coping mechanisms are a way of dealing with life’s problems. Coping mechanisms can be negative or positive. Coping mechanisms can be used to either help or hurt you. Coping mechanisms are tools and techniques that people use to deal with their problems. We all use coping mechanisms, whether we realize it or not. Thinking of a bad day at work? Imagine all the things you’d like to do to the people who made it happen. That’s a coping mechanism. People who cope positively with their problems are generally happier than people who cope negatively. People who cope positively and appropriately with their problems generally have better social relationships than people who don’t. Coping mechanisms are a method of managing stress and emotions. They are often learned responses or behaviors that help us deal with the problems, pain, and challenges that we all face in life. Coping mechanisms also help us deal with our own emotions, so they’re also sometimes called emotion regulation strategies. Copi...
