Based on the self-assessment, my primary coping strategy is tied
between strategic planning and emotional support seeking. I scored
high in most areas though besides avoidance coping. I would agree
with the result and am certainly not surprised. I reach out to friends
for support often and think it helps tremendously to have close family
and friends as aids to my mental health. I also deal with anxiety, so
the strategic planning coping strategy makes a lot of sense to me.
Being conscious about one's coping strategies is valuable because
one is more aware if their coping behaviors and strategies are healthy
and or if they work. It can also help us help other people. If we
understand and can identify what works for us, we can recommend
positive strategies to friends and family. It is related to emotional
regulation because being aware that you use coping mechanisms and
which ones you use gives great insight into how we regulate our
emotions and our emotional intelligence.
Coping mechanisms apply to the theme of self-care. Coping
strategies especially healthy ones, aid in self care and are a way to
regulate our emotions and deal with things instead of bottling things
up.
Based on the self-assessment one of my primary coping strategies
was Reflective Coping. This coping method is where I set goals and
anticipate situations. Visualizing, preparing, and brainstorming all
possible outcomes and preparing for each of them accordingly. I do
agree with these results. With almost everything in my life I visualize
the future consequences, whether they be good or bad.
The value in knowing and being conscious of one’s coping strategies
allows us to better understand the stressful situation. If we already in
advance what type of coping we do, we can better prepare ourselves
both physically and mentally for the task. Not only that but know
which strategies we lack in and work on those. If we are not aware of
our own situation it will be harder to deal with issues because we are
not aware of what our best chances of advancing are. Coping
strategies are related to emotional regulation because it is with these
strategies that we help regulate our emotions in stressful situations. It
helps us pay attention to, and cope with, anxiety, depression, being
overwhelmed, or simply being completely burnt out.
I think that coping behaviors applies to Emotional Intelligence. People
with high EI are more able to identify what coping strategies they use.
High EI also allows the person to let others help them in dealing with
their problems and what causes them stress. It allows for better self-
care and emotional regulation. Emotional Intelligence is key to having
a healthy body and mindset, and opens the way to great coping
methods depending on the situation.
Source:
Myers, D., & DeWall, C. N. (2020). Psychology (6th ed.). Soomo
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