What Is A 'Negative Coping Mechanism'?
- A way that humans deal with their stress
- It has a negative effect on their body, relationships, and those around them
How Do They Develop?
***The type of coping mechanism that you develop is usually based on traits about yourself such as your genetics, your household, and your ability to judge 'good idea' from 'bad idea' (or a 'not so good idea').
- 'Negative coping mechanisms' begin to develop when you first become stressed
- If you choose a 'negative coping mechanism' (such as smoking) one day to deal with your stress, you may find yourself doing the same the following day, the day after that, and so on...
- Using this coping mechanism to deal with your stress can become an 'addiction'; this would mean that each day you become stressed, you turn to this same coping mechanism that - in this case - has negative effects on your body physically, mentally, and socially
***The type of coping mechanism that you develop is usually based on traits about yourself such as your genetics, your household, and your ability to judge 'good idea' from 'bad idea' (or a 'not so good idea').
Examples?
Some examples of 'negative coping mechanisms' to use when dealing with stress include;
Some examples of 'negative coping mechanisms' to use when dealing with stress include;
- Over-eating or under-eating
- Bullying
- Smoking
- Drug Abuse
- Over-exercising