| Appraisal-Focused Coping | The method of adapting to stress that is based on changing your perception of stress and finding resources for coping.
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| Avoidant Coping | Seeking immediate, temporary relief from stress through distraction or self-indulgence (ie., the use of alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs).
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| Coping | A person's constantly changing cognitive and psychological efforts to manage stressful situations.
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| Emotion-Focused Coping | The method of adapting to stress that is based on regulating the emotions that cause or result from stress
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| Leisure | Time that is free from the demands of work is often called leisure time. Leisure is more than free time; it is also an attitude. Leisure activities need not be means to ends (purposeful) but are ends in themselves.
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| Play | Activity one does of his/her own free will. The play experience is fun, intrinsically rewarding, and a self-absorbing means of self-expression. It is characterized by a sense of freedom or escape from life's normal rules.
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| Problem-Focused Coping | The method of adapting to stress that is based on changing the source or cause of stress.
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| Recreation | Recreation literally means creating something anew. In this book it refers to something that you do for your amusement or for fun to help you divert your attention and to refresh yourself (re-create yourself).
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| Social Support | The behavior of others that assists another person in addressing a specific need
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