coping
dealing with problems, stress, or strong emotions without being completely overwhelmed
The process or act of managing, enduring, or dealing with a difficult, stressful, or unpleasant situation.
dealing with a problem or difficult situation successfully enough to continue
Present participle of cope: dealing with a difficult situation or continuing to function despite stress, problems, or strong emotions.
the protective top layer on a wall
A covering, often made of stone, brick, concrete, or metal, placed on top of a wall or parapet to protect it from weather and give it a finished edge.
- Base: coping
- Plural: copings
coping mechanism
1stress-management response
something a person does or thinks to help deal with stress or pain
- Humor became her coping mechanism during the long hospital treatment.
- Some people use shopping as a coping mechanism when they feel lonely.
- Drinking can become an unhealthy coping mechanism for anxiety.
- Drawing is my coping mechanism.
- He needs a better coping mechanism for stress.
coping saw
1small curve-cutting saw
a small saw used for cutting curved shapes in wood
- He used a coping saw to cut the curved edge of the shelf.
- A coping saw is useful for detailed work that a larger saw cannot do.
- The blade on the coping saw snapped while she was cutting the plywood.
- I cut the shape with a coping saw.
- A coping saw has a thin blade.
coping skills
1stress-management abilities
skills that help you handle problems and strong feelings
- The workshop teaches coping skills for dealing with exam stress.
- Children need coping skills to manage frustration and disappointment.
- The counselor helped him build coping skills after the loss of his father.
- Deep breathing is one of my coping skills.
- She is learning coping skills for anxiety.
coping stone
1wall-top stone cap
one of the stones on the top of a wall
- Two coping stones fell from the garden wall during the storm.
- The mason replaced the cracked coping stone above the gate.
- Moss had grown between the old coping stones.
- The coping stone is loose.
- They put new coping stones on the wall.
coping strategy
1planned stress-management method
a planned way to deal with stress or a problem
- One useful coping strategy is to break a large problem into smaller steps.
- Teachers introduced coping strategies for students with test anxiety.
- Avoiding the issue was not an effective coping strategy.
- Writing a list is a simple coping strategy.
- What coping strategy works for you?
healthy coping
1constructive stress response
good, safe ways to deal with stress or sadness
- Healthy coping might include exercise, talking to a friend, or taking a break.
- The program helps teens replace self-harm with healthy coping.
- Sleep and routine are important parts of healthy coping during stressful times.
- Walking is healthy coping for me.
- She wants to learn healthy coping methods.
maladaptive coping
1harmful stress response
a harmful way of dealing with stress that can make things worse later
- Avoiding all social contact can become maladaptive coping after a painful experience.
- The therapy focuses on recognizing maladaptive coping patterns.
- The study linked maladaptive coping with higher levels of burnout.
- Smoking can be maladaptive coping.
- He is trying to change maladaptive coping habits.