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Isn’t coping associated with denial? An IMO better term is acceptance (of things that are outside one’s control).
by eska 4y ago
Isn’t coping associated with denial? An IMO better term is acceptance (of things that are outside one’s control).
- throwaway892238 4y agoDenial is one of hundreds of different coping strategies. They're just tools people use to deal with unwanted emotions or behaviors.
- saltcured 4y agoI don't know how much these terms vary by locale or specialty, but within behavioral medicine in the US, coping is ambivalent and a normal part of nearly any condition. A lack of coping would be unambiguously bad, but here can be both good and bad coping mechanisms in a qualitative sense. Coping skills are taught to help people restore balance to their lives if they have reached a point of having a clinical disorder, i.e. where the condition has negatively affected their ability to live and function. A good coping mechanism mitigates the disorder, while a bad coping mechanism may add another layer of dysfunction instead. A meta-level skill is to become more aware of these differences to self-adjust towards more beneficial outcomes.