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WAYS OF COPING BEHAVIOUR (action taken)
Approach versus Avoidance Move towards and interact with the problem versus walking away.
Social versus Solitary Working with others.
Proactive versus Reactive Prevent a problem before it occurs.
Direct versus Indirect Taking action oneself rather than enlisting someone else.
Control versus Escape Take charge versus steering clear.
Alloplastic versus Autoplastic Changing the problem versus changing oneself.
Problem Focused version Emotion Focused Manage the problem causing stress rather than regulating one’s emotional response.
mastery motivation orientation

  • resilient in the face of challenging tasks
  • able to deal with setbacks by focusing on the task and the goals the task will help achieve.
helpless motivation orientation

  • take the failure experiences that are likely to be part of challenging tasks personally
  • tend to give up on the task.

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