1. Model of drawing on coping responses (click mouse to activate diagram)
If that repertoire also fails, he/she now has to turn to untried methods, but things he has at least heard of
If problem is not resolved using familiar approaches, he/she turns to less often used strategies. Tension rises.
Repertoire
of coping
Skills
(notional number of responses)
Person first applies normal coping responses & evaluates how far these solve problem
Finally, he’s on his own! Very stressful
Stress level
Usual
Rare
Untried
Imagined
(Tension increases as more techniques are tried)