Emotion-Focused+Coping

toc = Definition: = A response involving reappraisal of a stressor to reduce it's emotional impact. p329 Gen Psych, Chapter 10, pp. 329-330

= Examples: = If you lose your job, you may decide that it isn't a major tragedy and instead view it as a challenge, an opportunity to find a better job with a higher salary. Ignoring a stressor - one form of emotion-focused coping - can be an effective way to managing stress.

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=In the News:= [|Forgiveness is an emotion-focused coping strategy that can reduce health risks and promote health resilience: theory, review, and hypotheses] Experimental evidence suggests that when people are transgressed against interpersonally, they often react by experiencing unforgiveness. Unforgiveness is conceptualized as a stress reaction.

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