Editing Coping (section)

{{Short description|Strategies used to reduce unpleasant emotions}}
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{{redirect|Coping mechanism|other uses|Coping Mechanisms (disambiguation)}}
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{{Lead too short|date=August 2022}}
'''Coping''' refers to conscious or unconscious strategies used to reduce and manage unpleasant [[emotions]]. Coping strategies can be cognitions or behaviors and can be individual or social. To cope is to deal with struggles and difficulties in life.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of COPE |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cope |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref> It is a way for people to maintain their mental and emotional well-being.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Do You Cope? {{!}} Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior |url=https://www.semel.ucla.edu/dual-diagnosis-program/News_and_Resources/How_Do_You_Cope#:~:text=Coping%20occurs%20in%20response%20to,health%20and%20emotional%20well-being. |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=www.semel.ucla.edu |archive-date=2023-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610212032/https://www.semel.ucla.edu/dual-diagnosis-program/News_and_Resources/How_Do_You_Cope#:~:text=Coping%20occurs%20in%20response%20to,health%20and%20emotional%20well-being. |url-status=dead }}</ref> Everybody has ways of handling difficult events that occur in life, and that is what it means to cope. Coping can be healthy and productive, or unhealthy and destructive. It is recommended that an individual cope in ways that will be beneficial and healthy. "Managing your stress well can help you feel better physically and psychologically and it can impact your ability to perform your best."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Digital |date=2021-12-14 |title=How Mental Health Coping Skills Can Help You Today - Baton Rouge Behavioral Hospital |url=https://batonrougebehavioral.com/mental-health-coping-skills/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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