Glossary C
Glossary C
Coping outcomes refer to the beneficial effects that are thought to result from successful coping; these include reducing stress, adjusting more successfully to it, maintaining emotional equilibrium, having satisfying relationships with others, and maintaining a positive self -image.
Coping styles refer to the ways in which people react to stressful events; general predispositions to dealing with stress.
Likewise, Coping styles are tools a person tends to use repeatedly in dealing with stress, traumatic events, deaths, etc. The two (2) most basic coping styles are Approach coping and Avoidant coping.