Adaptive processes of coping, defending and mastery
| Autor: | Gretchen C. Hess, Robert H. Short |
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| Rok vydání: | 1983 |
| Předmět: |
Coping (psychology)
Stress management media_common.quotation_subject Holistic health Child development Education Personality Psychology (miscellaneous) Industrial and organizational psychology Psychology Competence (human resources) Social psychology Applied Psychology Eclecticism media_common Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. 6:201-217 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3246 0165-0653 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf00124271 |
| Popis: | The research relevant to the study of the adaptive processes of coping and defense is examined in order to unify a fragmented body of literature. The authors emphasize an eclectic approach which utilizes theory and experimental data drawn from literature on medicine, psychoanalysis, stress and crisis, stress management, holistic health, counselling, learning, personality, child development, and socialization. The concepts underlying coping, mastery, competence, and defense are believed to be aspects of adaptation rather than competing theories. The need for research in natural settings which investigates styles of adaptation and measures the effectiveness of such styles with complex assessment techniques is emphasized. Only when the person, the environment, and their interaction are studied can research yield generalizations relevant to understanding real people in real life. In the light of rapid changes in current society, such understanding is deemed relevant and important. |
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