Psychological Coping Mechanisms Quiz

Utilizing social networks for assistance and comfort in dealing with stress.

Avoiding confronting or dealing with stressors directly.

Expressing emotions as a means of coping with stress.

Directly addressing and altering the source of stress.

Channeling negative impulses into socially acceptable actions.

Redirecting emotions from their original source to a substitute target.

Addressing the root cause of stress directly to mitigate its effects.

Managing and controlling one's emotional reactions to stressors.

Assigning one's own faults or feelings to another person or object.

Avoidance of stressors rather than actively addressing them.

Engaging in imaginative scenarios to cope with stress or discomfort.

Blaming external factors rather than accepting personal responsibility for failures.

Reverting to behaviors characteristic of an earlier developmental stage to cope with stress.