Question

1. How would you integrate the concept of problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping into the process of making a decision? What should you do first, second, and third to cope with stress? 3. Some cultures, especially those marked by poverty and privation, place a high value on stoicism and quiet tolerance of suffering. How does this approach compare with the hardy personality? How might it be adaptive? How is it maladaptive?

Answer 1

In Layman's language problem focused can be brain approach and emotion focused can be heart approach. Both are obviously required from problem solving skills, Emotion as well as problem soving can be the very nature of any persson. Hence presence of both is required for decision making.Decision thought arises when a person faces problem. In that case if the person takes things too extreme at either of the side let us say too rationally or too emotionally then the person faces many problems later than before.

In stress, first I would chose to be friendly with the stress rather than running away from it, this would give me more powwer to overcome stress, secondly I would listen to any stres releiving music, or do some other hobby activity, read, go for a walk etc, or listen to self help videos. Then I would focus on problem, as in is it worth thinking. What aspect should be thought? where is the real problem is it in my thinking habbit or there is a problem? etc

Stoicism or quite personality can be related with hardy personality. People during hardhip days learn not to compain, due to either scarcity of resources or because they have taught so. Esp. in such cultures, where people are not educated enough, and see many hardhips, it is engraved in their mind to be quiet. They tend be more harder compared to people who have everything eg. people of developed countries.

This can be adaptive by solving small problems, own personal problems as there is lot of scope for development and growth and can be maladaptive in social functions or gatherings or if such culture comes across in any open culture.