COPING MECHANISM

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Nugent, Pam M.S.
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any aware or unaware shift or acclimation which reduces friction and anxiousness in a taxing experience or scenario.

COPING MECHANISM: "Even as adults, curling up in the fetal position is a known coping mechanism."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. COPING STRATEGY
  2. COPING STYLE
  3. TRANSFER
  4. DEATH WISH
  5. OLFACTORY CROSS-ADAPTATION
  6. PATHOMIMICRY
  7. CONCENTRATION-CAMP SYNDROME
  8. COPING BEHAVIOR
  9. OVERVALUED IDEA
  10. DAYDREAM
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "COPING MECHANISM," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/coping-mechanism/ (accessed October 21, 2018).
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