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