Coping Mechanisms - Equay-wuk

Page 1 of 2 Coping MechanismsCoping Mechanisms can also be described as survival skills . They arestrategies that people use in order to deal with stresses, pain, and naturalchanges that we experience in life. Coping Mechanisms are learned behavioural patterns used to cope. We learnfrom others ways to manage our stresses. There are negative copingmechanisms and positive Coping Mechanisms . Many people use their copingmechanisms to benefit them in a positive way. However, we are not always ableto cope with the difficulties that we experience a range of emotions throughout our lives, some good, some notso good. Our behaviours are usually a result of how we handle our emotions. Ifwe are able handle our emotions positively, our behaviour will likely be positive. If we do not handle our emotions in a positive way, our behaviour will likely Responses To Situations: mental responses - (aggressive thoughts I can t do this I mworthless ) emotional responses - (fear, anger, sadness, fright) physical responses - (heart beats faster, stomach pain, headaches) behavioural responses - (drinking, overeating, isolating self, selfharm)It is important to be able to recognize our emotions before we can manage them.

Page 2 of 2 Coping Mechanisms continued There are a variety of coping mechanisms that we may use day to day. If we become aware of the negative coping mechanisms that we use (ways that do

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