Question

• Review the various strategies and methods for coping with stress presented in Chapter 14 on the topic Health and wealth being.
• Write a brief essay in which you describe at least four coping methods and identify which of them you use, when you use them, and how effective you find them to be. Use concepts from the entire chapter (e.g. problem-focused coping, opening up, social support, etc)- not just Table 14.3. In addition, comment on any changes that you might make to improve your ability to deal with stress and if there is anything you learned that changed the way you think about stress.

Answer 1

Strategies and Methods for coping with stress

• Calming Coping strategies- These strategies focus on the techniques that can help the individual calm down and relax. Examples of such strategies are Meditation, Breathing exercises, Aromatherapy
• Emotion-focused strategies- These strategies focus on the skills and techniques to monitor your emotions, regulate them, and cope with situations with the help of emotions and feelings. Examples are Journaling your emotions, practicing gratitude, love, compassion, fostering positive feelings, etc.
• Solution-focused strategies- These strategies focus of finding the solution of the issues creating stress for a person. Examples are Time management strategies, talking to people to find different perspectives on solutions, using conflict resolving skills to resolve conflicts bringing stress to the person
• Humor is also a coping strategy used by a lot of people to relieve their uneasiness and stress
• Social coping is also effective as it gives the person a sense of social support system so that they can have a support system to fall back on and receive help and guidance too