5.1.D—Explain how the ways that people cope with stress applies to behavior and mental processes

Explain how the ways that people cope with stress applies to behavior and mental processes.

• Problem-focused coping involves seeing stress as a problem to be solved and working solutions until a solution is found.
• Emotion-focused coping involves managing emotional reactions to stress as a means of coping. Strategies that are emotion-focused may include deep breathing, meditation, or taking medication aimed at reducing stressful emotional responses.