coping strategies
Ways of managing
Coping strategies are the mental and behavioral techniques people use to manage stress, difficult emotions, or challenging situations.
The term appears frequently in psychology and self-help contexts: Her therapist helped her develop healthier coping strategies.
Strategies range from problem-solving and seeking support to avoidance and substance use—some adaptive, others destructive.
- stress managementHandling psychological tension
- deep breathingDeliberate slow inhalation practice
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- therapyCurative mental treatment
self-care · support groups · anxiety · psychological resilience · one day at a time · emotional regulation · letting go · grounding · problem-solving · acceptance · adaptation · adaptive behavior · time management · positive psychology · self-soothing · comfort food · burnout prevention · talking
- mental wellnessmental health support, self-care, mental wellness, emotional wellness, therapy
- resilienceresilience, grit, bounce back, bouncing back, robustness
- self-controlself-control, restraint, willpower, composure, moderation
- coping skillsemotional regulation, self-control, impulse control, self-soothing, calming down
- sport psychologymental toughness, flow state, self-talk, concentration, confidence
- supportive carecounseling services, comfort care, grief counseling, emotional support, support networks
coping strategiesavoidance
Deliberate keeping away
denial · self-sabotage · substance abuse · self-harm · escapism
coping strategiesavoidance
Deliberate keeping away
denial · withdrawal · checking out · burying one's head in the sand · flight response
coping strategiesbreakdown
Failure or decomposition
falling apart · decompensation · unraveling · losing control · meltdown
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