coping mechanism
an adaptation to environmental stress that is based on conscious or unconscious choice and that enhances control over behavior or gives psychological comfort.: Compare defense mechanism (def. 2).
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They talked for almost 30 minutes before Lam pointed the caller to websites where she could find information on healthy coping mechanisms, like deep breathing and journaling, and organizations that could help her find a therapist.
Sometimes I wonder if I have the coping mechanisms for this ongoing crisis, one that has grown bigger and affected more parts of our lives than any in recent memory.
Coronavirus is testing those of us with anxiety. We need to have mental health help available when the pandemic ends. | Sarah Vander Schaaff | January 30, 2021 | Washington PostSo, it doesn’t seem to me to be an outlandish vision that at some point we’ll think it’s crazy to have an educational structure that doesn’t include well-being, tools of resilience, social-emotional learning, healthy coping mechanisms.
“We Get All Our Great Stuff from Europe — Including Witch Hunting.” (Ep. 446) | Steven D. Levitt | January 7, 2021 | FreakonomicsI think one of my coping mechanisms is to remain busy and productive and to give as much as I can.
Q&A with Rufus Wainwright: Playing gigs during the pandemic and why he took a road trip with his therapist | Geoff Edgers | December 26, 2020 | Washington PostI don’t know if this is just a pandemic coping mechanism, actually, I think there is good research that suggests that’s pretty universal.
Why Do We Seek Comfort in the Familiar? (Ep. 445) | Stephen J. Dubner | December 24, 2020 | Freakonomics
Dr. Tracy notes that such behaviors are consistent with those a victim of sexual abuse often adopts as a coping mechanism.
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