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emotion-focused coping

Also known as: emotion-oriented coping

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Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Psychology 2e OpenStax pressbooks.cuny.edu CUNY Pressbooks 8 facts
claimEmotion-focused coping is more effective than problem-focused coping when dealing with uncontrollable stressors.
referenceProblem-focused coping is more likely to occur when individuals encounter stressors they perceive as controllable, while emotion-focused coping is more likely to predominate when individuals face stressors they believe they are powerless to change, according to Folkman and Lazarus (1980).
claimLazarus and Folkman (1984) distinguished two fundamental kinds of coping: problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping.
claimThere are two basic forms of coping with stress: problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping.
referenceEmotion-focused coping strategies can involve reappraisal, where a stressor is construed differently without changing its objective level of threat, as defined by Lazarus and Folkman (1984).
claimEmotion-focused coping is often considered a method of treating the symptoms of stress rather than the actual cause.
claimEmotion-focused coping consists of efforts to change or reduce the negative emotions associated with stress.
claimEmotion-focused coping strategies include avoiding, minimizing, or distancing oneself from a problem, making positive comparisons with others, or seeking positive aspects in negative events.
Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology open.maricopa.edu Maricopa Open Digital Press 5 facts
claimEmotion-focused coping is more effective than problem-focused coping when dealing with uncontrollable stressors, such as the death of a loved one.
referenceEmotion-focused coping strategies can involve reappraisal, where a stressor is construed differently without changing its objective level of threat, as described by Lazarus & Folkman (1984).
claimEmotion-focused coping consists of efforts to change or reduce the negative emotions associated with stress, such as avoiding, minimizing, distancing, making positive comparisons, or seeking positive aspects in negative events.
claimLazarus and Folkman (1984) distinguished two fundamental kinds of coping: problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping.
referenceProblem-focused coping is more likely to occur when individuals encounter stressors they perceive as controllable, whereas emotion-focused coping is more likely to predominate when individuals face stressors they believe they are powerless to change, according to Folkman & Lazarus (1980).
Psychosocial Pathways - CDC cdc.gov CDC Sep 1, 2023 2 facts
claimCoping strategies are categorized into three types: task-oriented (problem solving and taking direct action to address a stressor), emotion-oriented (regulating distressing emotions), and avoidance-oriented (engaging in other activities and distancing oneself from a stressor).
claimCoping strategies are categorized into three types: task-oriented (problem solving and taking direct action to address a stressor), emotion-oriented (regulating distressing emotions), and avoidance-oriented (engaging in other activities and distancing oneself from the stressor).