![]() ![]() Think about those time with the stressor is out of your control. There are times when this coping strategy might be the most effective. Negative emotions such as embarrassment, fear, anxiety, depression, excitement, and frustration are reduced or removed by the individual by various methods of coping” (credit: Simply Psychology). “Emotion-focused coping is a type of stress management that attempts to reduce negative emotional responses associated with stress. The next best way to cope through a stressful life event, is to take an emotion-focused approach. It is about collecting information, making decisions about the situation, and responding to the challenges of the situation with the clearest thinking possible. It means that the stressed person can take their focus off what they are feeling and focus on what they are doing, or what others are doing. Problem-focused coping is believed to be the most effective way to cope with stress, as it is action orientated. And potentially having the additional focus or preventing reoccurrence. ![]() This coping style is about doing a root cause analysis and addressing what it is that is causing the stressor. With whatever resources are available to you at the time. You are someone who addresses the problem head on, with a focus on taking action to address the issue or the challenge.īeing problem-focused is about taking ownership and responsibility for either solving or minimising the problem. If you are someone who adopts a problem-focused approach to coping with stressors, you are someone gets into action. These include emotional-focused and avoidant coping styles. Like a serious safety incident, or a flood or an economic crisis.Īs well as a problem-focused approach, there are two other coping styles identified in the research, that we choose, to cope with such events. Stressors might include what psychologists call a ‘stressful live event’ (like moving house or losing a job), or it might include a major catastrophe at work. Over the past several decades researchers have identified the main coping styles of individuals, and it turns out that a problem-focused coping style is the best way to deal with stressors. Depending on the level and the nature of the stressful situation, or event. We all cope with stressful situations differently. ![]()
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