Lazarus and Folkman's Coping Strategies

problem focused

confronting, seeking social support, problem solving

emotion focused

self-controlling, distancing, positive reappraisal, accepting responsibility, wishful thinking

confronting

directly facing a person with a problem or a question

seeking social support

the coping strategy that involves turning to friends, relatives, or other people for emotional, tangible, or informational support (not available if avoid people) EFFECTIVE

problem solving

trying to solve a problem through research, self-improvement etc. EFFECTIVE

self-controlling

trying to control one's feelings, not seeking others, ineffective

distancing

attempting to separate oneself from an emotional experience

positive reappraisal

the strategy of focusing on the positive aspects of a stressful event, reframing situation in new appreciative light EFFECTIVE

accepting responsibility

i'll accept that i'm a bad lecturer" not really coping

wishful thinking

maybe it'll be better thursday