coping

Masonry's protective crown

Coping is the cap or covering on top of a wall, designed to shed water and protect the masonry beneath.

The term extends to any protective top edge.

Separately, coping refers to the psychological strategies people use to manage stress, difficulty, or trauma: Her coping mechanisms include exercise and journaling.

The verb cope means to deal with challenges: He's coping with the loss.

strategies

resilience

Capacity to recover quickly

avoidance · denial · rationalization · distraction · acceptance · problem-solving · mindfulness · relaxation · breathing · journaling

resilience

fortitude

Enduring courage under pain

grit · determination · strength · persistence · toughness · stamina · patience · willpower · hardiness · steadfastness

therapy

counseling

Professional guidance for problems

psychoanalysis · therapist · healing · intervention · treatment · session · psychologist · well-being · breakthrough · processing

emotional

stress

Pressure, mental or vocal

  • anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
  • griefIntense sorrow from loss
  • traumaLasting psychological wound

loss · depression · anger · fear · frustration · sadness · overwhelm · burnout · exhaustion · tension

psychological

repression

Unconscious blocking of thoughts

dissociation · regression · compensation · intellectualization · denial · isolation · rationalization · overcompensation · substitution · fixation

architecture

capstone

Topmost stone of structure

flashing · weathering · ridge · ledge · sill · balustrade · limestone · granite · precast · mortar

Categories
Opposites
psychological adaptation

copingbreaking down

Stopping working properly

falling apart · crumbling · collapsing · succumbing · unraveling

structural function (architecture)

copingexposed

Out in open

uncapped · unfinished · open-topped

thriving spectrum

copingthriving

Succeeding vigorously

flourishing · excelling · prospering · succeeding · mastering

Phrases
Family

copier, copiable, copings, coping strategies, coping saw, coping strategy

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