Coping Complexity Model: Coping stressors, Coping Influencing Factors, & Coping Responses Kathleen F. Hudson, RN. MSN. MBA University of Texas at Tyler Longview University Center Texas, USA

Objectives 1. Provide overview of coping via a complexity model 2. Explain components of Coping Complexity Model 3. Utilize examples to demonstrate application of coping model

Stressor(s) Individual Group Community Culture

Input Stressor Factors Timing Number of stressors at once or frequency Personality Level or Significance

Coping Influences: Sociocultural Seek Support Relationships Role Models Appearance Personality Finances

Emotional Spirituality Determination Motivation Anxiety Calmness Emotional Intelligence Self-Efficacy Readiness to Focus

Cognitive Clarity Awareness Intuition Intelligence Problem Solving Reflection Capacity Resourcefulness Sense of Engagement

Physical Strength Wellness/ Illness Sleep/Rest Diet Drugs

Coping Influences All these facets of a person influence their coping strategies used Some are short term traits Some are long term traits

Appraisal Threat Challenge Harm Disequilibrium Benign Irrelevant

Coping Responses Temporary Coping temporarily managing the situation, it is currently stable, however needs to be revisited as the issue has not been solved Inertia/ignore/avoidance/distracton

Effective Coping Functional / Adaptive Resilience Hardiness

Effective Coping Integrative Thriving Optimization

Dysfunctional / Maladaptive Coping Dysfunctional / Destructive Maladaptive Coping Coping !!!

Will eventually return to ‘Disequilibrium’ and reface the issue again Destructive Coping Will eventually return to ‘Disequilibrium’ and reface the issue again

Coping complexity Model C Stressor(s) Coping Responses Coping Influences* Appraisal: Stressor(s) Threat Temporary Coping Individual Challenge Group Harm Community Effective Coping Resilience* Culture Functional / Hardiness Benign / Adaptive Irrelevant Integrative Thriving / Optimization Input Dysfunctional/ Destructive Stressor Maladaptive Coping Coping Factors* Coping complexity Model C Stressor(s) Disequilibrium Habituation & Patterning & Normalcy

Coping Complexity Model Through habituation and patterning and normalcy, results will be consistent. . .

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