Coping techniques
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This document outlines various coping techniques for dealing with stress, including finding the underlying cause, adapting responses, and altering the problem or meaning. It notes the difference in how boys and girls typically cope, with boys more likely to engage in distraction, acceptance, or aggression while girls tend to seek social support or vent emotions. Positive coping strategies include seeking social support, problem solving, setting goals, taking action, focusing on positives, and maintaining a work-life balance and health. Negative coping techniques to avoid are worry, wishful thinking, drugs/alcohol, giving up, and self-blame. The key is developing a sense of control over the stressors.
Coping techniques
- 1. Coping Techniques Dealing with Stress
- 2. Find the Source Physical threats Emotional threats Relationship issues Self-esteem threats Body image Capability to achieve The key cause and the key to coping is a sense of control
- 3. Respond Adaptive - helps with coping Maladaptive - avoids or compounds the issue Avoidance Positive: stress reduction (exercise, a holiday) Negative: wishful thinking Altering the meaning Positive: joking Negative: denial Altering the problem Positive: getting more info, standing one’s ground, changing someone’s mind
- 4. Difference between Boys and Girls -talk, seek social support -plan, work hard -worry, cry, blame themselves -accept defeat -seek spiritual support -engage in wishful thinking -seek approval from others -play games -use humour -deal with it -become aggressive -abuse drugs/alcohol -vent seek distraction ignore/deny Girls Boys
- 5. Positive Strategies If you don’t like something change it or learn to live with it! Seek social support Share the load, get encouragement, information, advice and support from friends, family and colleagues Actively problem solve Assess the problem, look for solutions and resources Set goals Achieving a goal can improve self esteem Work hard Productivity leads to achievement and often the reduction of work and stress Take action - take control and make a change Focus on the positive Seek professional help Find balance between work and fun Do things to relieve stress, be social, rest and relax Stay Healthy Keep fit, exercise, eat right, take care of yourself
- 6. Negative Strategies Inhibits learning and wellbeing and can cause illness Worry, anxiety (can be positive if not excessive) Becoming too concerned with peer groups Wishful thinking, denial, avoiding reality Violence, drugs and alcohol (makes things worse) Not coping, giving up, doing nothing Self blame, self harm Keeping it too yourself - increases stress, depression