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Peh2 - Lesson 6

This document discusses strategies for coping with stress. It defines coping as the ability to respond to and recover from stressful situations. Common stressors include loss of a loved one, separation, or job loss. The document then lists and describes several coping strategies such as time management, talking with others, physical activity, relaxation, humor, seeking support, problem-solving, adjusting expectations, and venting. Overall coping strategies aim to minimize or tolerate stress through behaviors, thoughts, and emotion control.

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Peh2 - Lesson 6

This document discusses strategies for coping with stress. It defines coping as the ability to respond to and recover from stressful situations. Common stressors include loss of a loved one, separation, or job loss. The document then lists and describes several coping strategies such as time management, talking with others, physical activity, relaxation, humor, seeking support, problem-solving, adjusting expectations, and venting. Overall coping strategies aim to minimize or tolerate stress through behaviors, thoughts, and emotion control.

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COPING WITH

STRESS
Coping is defined as the
"capacity to respond and recover
from something stressful" (WHO
1999).
Coping is the conscious response to
psychological stress to balance mental and
emotional conditions. Stressors are
commonly labeled as negative incidents in
life, like loss of a family member or loved
ones, separation, and loss of a job.

These include how to behave, thinking of ideas, and


controlling emotions in order to minimize or tolerate
stressful events.
COPING
STRATEGIES
• Time management
COPING
STRATEGIES
• Sharing and talking about problems
with someone a friend, teacher, or
family member to relieve stress.
COPING STRATEGIES

• Using adrenaline-raised energy for simple


tasks like cleaning the house or the car
redirects how the body reacts to stress.
COPING
STRATEGIES
• Being at ease lying or sitting down
while emptying the mind with
upsetting ideas, listening to gentle
music, or imagining being a quiet
place can relieve stress.
COPING
STRATEGIES
• Having a good laugh with
friends and family, watching
different movies, or going to
funny places after a stressful
day.
Here are some specific coping strategies that you
can adopt:
• Humor. Look at the funny side of a problem. " Positive reframing " is believed to relieve
small flops.
• Seek Support. During a stressful event, support from family members of friends keeps
emotional health balance.
• Problem-solving. It is a helpful mechanism that aims to pinpoint the source of the
problem and determine solutions. This is often helpful in work conditions.
• Relaxation. Unwinding events or calming skills help manage stress and enhance overall
coping.
Here are some specific coping strategies that you
can adopt:
• Physical recreation. Regular exercises like yoga, mediation, and muscle relaxation are
helpful in handling stress.
• Adjusting expectations. Accepting different results of situations in life may help in
adjusting the stress associated with any given change or outcome.
• Venting. An expressing-type of coping technique by voicing out strong sentiments with
friends or family. Moderate venting can be beneficial but pondering the negative may
end up in edgy relations over time.
Keep safe and
always take care!

Thank you for taking the time for this presentation.

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