coping strategy

English

Noun

coping strategy (plural coping strategies)

(psychology) A conscious, subconscious or unconscious thought process or behavior that a person habitually employs in order to cope with a particular type of situation.
Synonym: coping mechanism

Usage notes

The term does not necessarily imply that a given coping strategy is healthy, successful or reasonable, and may be used to imply one way or the other depending on context; neither is it limited to strategies developed as a result of therapy or conscious effort.

Translations

thought process or behavior

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Dutch: copingstrategie f
Finnish: selviytymiskeino, selviytymisstrategia
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German: Copingstrategie f, Bewältigungsstrategie f
Polish: strategia dania sobie rady f
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Swedish: hanteringsstrategi c
Turkish: başa çıkma stratejisi
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