Active Imagination
The Coping Paradox: A Theory of Masked Coping and Cognitive Overload
In the Coping Paradox, the paradox lies in the fact that coping is both necessary for resilience and, when unmanaged, a source of vulnerability.
Adaptive Coping
Incongruent coping
Incongruent coping; compliance, emotional disengagement, and passive “freezing”, is a trauma-driven survival strategy. Although safer in the short-term, it limits growth and contributes to distress unless recognized and transformed into more adaptive, congruent coping and incongruent coping styles.
Adaptive Coping
Coping skills
Coping skills are the thoughts and behaviours that people use to deal with stressful or challenging situations. They can help reduce psychological distress, enhance well-being, and improve performance. Coping skills can be classified into different types, depending on how they address the source or the impact of the stressor.