Adaptive Coping Mechanisms for Stressors Among Students

Abstract

Stressful situations subject students to either fight or flight in response. Avoidance techniques are those methods that draw the person away from the cause of stress. The repercussions of such practices may lead to negative outcomes and are therefore referred to as maladaptive coping strategies. Approach techniques are methods that draw someone towards the stressor. These methods enable someone to use positivism, seek help, and plan to counter the stressor, and thus are referred to as adaptive coping strategies. These result in positive consequences to the individual's health and wellbeing and therefore are more beneficial to students. This chapter will concentrate on adaptive coping mechanisms for stressors among students.