How Do You Adapt/Cope with Stress? 500 words must be cited apa People adapt to or cope with stress in a variety of ways. Individuals tend to use their personal adaptation/coping styles fairly consiste

How Do You Adapt/Cope with Stress? 500 words must be cited apa

People adapt to or cope with stress in a variety of ways. Individuals tend to use their personal adaptation/coping styles fairly consistently, across situations. Which of the following is consistent with your style? Circle the question numbers that are true of you.

In the face of stressful situations, I tend to…..

1. Take some kind of action to try to solve the problem
2. Try to strategize about possible actions to take
3. Take time to consider my options and do some planning
4. Make myself wait for an opportune time to do something about it
5. Find out what other people would do in a similar situation
6. Talk to and get emotional support from others about my problem
7. Try to focus on the positive aspects of what is happening
8. Accept what is happening and learn to live with it
9. Seek guidance from God or my higher power
10. Get upset and vent my emotions
11. Deny a problem exists and refuse to believe it is happening
12. Give up trying to get what I want
13. Try to take my mind off the problem by turning to work or other activities
14. Use alcohol or other drugs to avoid thinking about the problem
15. Indulge myself by means of food, drugs, spending money, etc.

Discuss which one you chose, do you feel that it is the best way? What might be a better method?