1. 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

2. 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

4. Stressor(s)
Individual
Group
Community
Culture

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

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

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

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

9. Physical
Strength
Wellness/ Illness
Sleep/Rest
Diet
Drugs

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

11. Appraisal
Threat
Challenge
Harm Disequilibrium
Benign
Irrelevant

12. 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

13. Effective Coping
Functional / Adaptive Resilience Hardiness

14. Effective Coping
Integrative
Thriving Optimization

15. Dysfunctional / Maladaptive Coping
Dysfunctional / Destructive Maladaptive Coping Coping !!!

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

17. 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

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

19. Coping Complexity Model
Thank You for your attention, Any questions?