not the number of fetuses. A woman who has given birth once after a pregnancy for at least 20 weeks of gestation is called primipara while a woman who has given birth 2 or more times at 20 or more weeks of gestation is termed as multipara. Coping mechanisms are patterns of behavior toward managing and resolving various problems‚ events and stressors. (Mc Kinney et al.‚ 2005) Becoming a parent can be one of the most awe-inspiring and beautiful transitions in a person’s life‚ but it can also be
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An Expectancy Model of Chinese-American Differences in Conflict-Avoiding Author(s): Ray Friedman‚ Shu-Cheng Chi and Leigh Anne Liu Reviewed work(s): Source: Journal of International Business Studies‚ Vol. 37‚ No. 1 (Jan.‚ 2006)‚ pp. 76-91 Published by: Palgrave Macmillan Journals Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3875216 . Accessed: 16/10/2012 01:32 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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Coping is a technique in which people use when dealing with stressful events. It is referred to anything that one might feel‚ think‚ and/or do in order to reduce stress. Because people cope differently‚ there are several different coping methods that people undergo based on what stressful event they have experienced. One particular coping method‚ meaning-focused coping‚ is ways that people find to accomplish the meaning of a stressful situation. When something tragic happens in one’s life‚ let’s
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Coping with Stress Michael A. Walker 30 November 2014 Psy 216 Professor Taylor Since I separated from the military last year I have been under an increased amount of stress. Things from work‚ school‚ living situation‚ family‚ financials‚ etc. With this increase in stress I have increased‚ enhanced‚ and developed new coping mechanism. I use many different types of ways to cope with my stress‚ which all depends on what the stress is‚ is it new to me‚ did I foresee it‚ is it out of
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The psychosocial theory of stress and coping is of the utmost importance to patient care and recovery. It has been found that among other things‚ stress can affect the rate of wound healing‚ susceptibility to infectious diseases‚ and the development and progression of cancer (Walker et al‚ 2007). The nurse plays an integral role in the management and alleviation of patients’ stress‚ and can provide valuable mechanisms to aid in the process of coping with the stressor. Stress is a concept‚ not
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Introduction Stress is the most common concerns which may affects student life. Medical dictionary(2007) defined Stress as in humans is a domino effect from interactions between persons and their environment that are alleged as exceeding their adaptive capacities and affecting their life. Many researches and literature have been discussed the stress among part time student. Also many studies have showed those part time students are affected by several problems or life events which may impact on their
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ORIGINAL PAPER Sense of Coherence and Coping with Stress Among Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism Ewa Pisula • Zuzanna Kossakowska Published online: 2 April 2010 Ó Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2010 Abstract The purpose of the study was to compare the level of sense of coherence (SOC) in parents of children with autism and in parents of typically developing children‚ and to examine the association between SOC level and coping strategies. Two questionnaires were used: Sense
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Coping Strategies- Problem-focused Versus Emotion-focused Coping strategies refer to the specific efforts‚ both behavioral and psychological‚ that people employ to master‚ tolerate‚ reduce or minimize stressful events. There are two general coping strategies which have been distinguished. Problem-focused strategies are efforts to do something active to alleviate stressful circumstances‚ where as emotion-focused coping strategies involve efforts to regulate the emotional consequences of stressful
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events can induce extreme levels of stress when mentioned. Thousands of people in the United States alone have PTSD‚ and many do not know any positive ways to cope with their condition. People having problems coping with their traumatic event will use certain defense mechanisms‚ from repression to substance abuse‚ tailspin into alcoholism‚ and/or avoid anything that person
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social and relational stressors‚ is an essential issue in teens‚ and research has found positive coping skills can help these students through the difficulties of high school stress (Kadhiravan & Kumar‚ 2012). As discussed earlier‚ cyberbullying may have psychological impacts such as stress‚ depression‚ anxiety‚ anger‚ school failure‚ and even suicidality. At these students young age‚ positive coping skills may not be part of their inventory of skills‚ hence‚ there is a need to understand how these
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