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It's what all actors try to do, really, to just preserve the child inside them because their imagination is quite available. I think partly it's because they're still making sense of the world. They haven't boxed everything up so neatly as most adults have. And the thing is adults haven't solved the world - they've just found a coping mechanism.
Bertie Carvel

Meaning of "coping mechanism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COPING MECHANISM

coping mechanism  [ˈkəʊpɪŋ ˈmekəˌnɪzəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COPING MECHANISM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coping mechanism is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COPING MECHANISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Coping (psychology)

In psychology, coping is expending conscious effort to solve personal and interpersonal problems, and seeking to master, minimize or tolerate stress or conflict. The effectiveness of the coping efforts depend on the type of stress and/or conflict, the particular individual, and the circumstances. Psychological coping mechanisms are commonly termed coping strategies or coping skills. Unconscious or non conscious strategies are generally excluded. The term coping generally refers to adaptive or constructive coping strategies, i.e. the strategies reduce stress levels. However, some coping strategies can be considered maladaptive, i.e. stress levels increase. Maladaptive coping can thus be described, in effect, as non-coping. Furthermore, the term coping generally refers to reactive coping, i.e. the coping response follows the stressor. This contrasts with proactive coping, in which a coping response aims to head off a future stressor. Coping responses are partly controlled by personality, but also partly by the social environment, particularly the nature of the stressful environment.

Definition of coping mechanism in the English dictionary

The definition of coping mechanism in the dictionary is something you do to help you deal with a difficult situation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COPING MECHANISM


Anglicanism
ˈæŋɡlɪkəˌnɪzəm
antagonism
ænˈtæɡəˌnɪzəm
creationism
kriːˈeɪʃəˌnɪzəm
exhibitionism
ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃəˌnɪzəm
expansionism
ɪkˈspænʃəˌnɪzəm
expressionism
ɪkˈsprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
hedonism
ˈhiːdəˌnɪzəm
humanism
ˈhjuːməˌnɪzəm
humanitarianism
hjuːˌmænɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
impressionism
ɪmˈprɛʃəˌnɪzəm
isolationism
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəm
mechanism
ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm
microorganism
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
modernism
ˈmɒdəˌnɪzəm
organism
ˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm
reductionism
rɪˈdʌkʃəˌnɪzəm
Satanism
ˈseɪtəˌnɪzəm
urbanism
ˈɜːbəˌnɪzəm
vegetarianism
ˌvɛdʒɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm
Zionism
ˈzaɪəˌnɪzəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COPING MECHANISM

copernicium
Copernicus
copesetic
copesettic
copestone
copied
copier
copies
copihue
copilot
coping
coping saw
coping stone
copious
copiously
copiousness
copita
coplanar
coplanarity

WORDS THAT END LIKE COPING MECHANISM

Americanism
authoritarianism
Confucianism
defence mechanism
equestrianism
Exchange Rate Mechanism
feminism
hooliganism
lesbianism
libertarianism
Lutheranism
New Urbanism
paganism
Pan-Africanism
safety mechanism
support mechanism
totalitarianism
unitarianism
utopianism
veganism
volcanism

Synonyms and antonyms of coping mechanism in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coping mechanism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COPING MECHANISM

Find out the translation of coping mechanism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of coping mechanism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coping mechanism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

应对机制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mecanismo de supervivencia
570 millions of speakers

English

coping mechanism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुकाबला तंत्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

آلية التعامل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

механизм выживания
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mecanismo de enfrentamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সামাল দেবার প্রক্রিয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mécanisme d´adaptation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mekanisme mengatasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Coping-Mechanismus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

対処メカニズム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대처 메커니즘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mekanisme nangani
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cơ chế đối phó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமாளித்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंडीशनिंग यंत्रणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Başa çıkma mekanizması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

meccanismo di coping
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mechanizm radzenia sobie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

механізм виживання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mecanism de adaptare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μηχανισμός αντιμετώπισης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hanteringsvaardigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

coping mekanism
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mestring mekanisme
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coping mechanism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COPING MECHANISM»

The term «coping mechanism» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.075 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COPING MECHANISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coping mechanism

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10 QUOTES WITH «COPING MECHANISM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word coping mechanism.
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John Bradshaw
The idea of evil is always subject to denial as a coping mechanism.
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Bertie Carvel
It's what all actors try to do, really, to just preserve the child inside them because their imagination is quite available. I think partly it's because they're still making sense of the world. They haven't boxed everything up so neatly as most adults have. And the thing is adults haven't solved the world - they've just found a coping mechanism.
3
Tessanne Chin
Music for me is not just being on a stage and singing. It's my coping mechanism.
4
Natasha Lyonne
I have a lot of friends who are trying to clean up their act, or that are still making trouble for themselves, so I'm definitely well-versed on what goes on in the mind and the heart of a person who self-destructs as their coping mechanism, and also what they're like when you take their preferred substance away.
5
Phil McGraw
Food is a coping mechanism; people are afraid of giving it up because then they'll feel confused and lost.
6
Monica Raymund
Lying is not only a defense mechanism; it's also a coping mechanism and a survival technique.
7
John Ridley
As a coping mechanism, or as a way to make a little hard count by shilling demons in the shadows, I try not to belittle the thought process of the conspiracy theorists. As a cocktail waitress in Vegas once schooled me: never get down on anybody else's hustle.
8
Ransom Riggs
I have an unusual hobby: I collect pictures of people I don't know. It started when I was a kid growing up in South Florida, the land of junk stores, garage sales, and flea markets, as a kind of coping mechanism.
9
Sherri Shepherd
I've always had a quirky way of looking at things. It's my coping mechanism.
10
Marianne Williamson
One day I looked at something in myself that I had been avoiding because it was too painful. Yet once I did, I had an unexpected surprise. Rather than self-hatred, I was flooded with compassion for myself because I realized the pain necessary to develop that coping mechanism to begin with.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COPING MECHANISM»

Discover the use of coping mechanism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coping mechanism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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"The Secret Source of Humor is Sorrow...": Humor as a Coping ...
The vast majority of the participants noted that humor is essential to the work they do, as it provides stress reduction and a necessary counterbalance to the bleak nature of their job.
Craig Douglas Jones, 2008
2
Handbook of Diversity Issues in Health Psychology
Both laboratory and self-report studies have consistently shown that smokers smoke more when under stress. These findings have led to the belief that smoking is a coping mechanism for managing stress. Investigators have found that women, ...
Pamela M. Kato, Traci Mann, 1996
3
Perspectives on Death and Dying
Spiritual well-being is becoming increasingly recognised as a buffer against the helplessness and hopelessness associated with a life devoid of meaning, and, as such, an important coping mechanism for individuals facing death (McClain ...
June Leishman, 2009
4
Coping with Stress : Effective People and Processes: ...
We will focus on downward comparison as a coping mechanism because it frequently has been linked to efforts to restore or enhance subjective well-being. This does not mean that upward or lateral comparisons are irrelevant for coping;  ...
Lawrence C. R. Snyder Professor of Psychology and Director of Graduate Training Program in Clinical Psychology University of Kansas, 2001
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Surviving Mental Illness: Stress, Coping, and Adaptation
... which is sometimes protective. An interesting insight by Mechanic (1984) also suggests that a coping mechanism that might otherwise be labeled as "denial" may be helpful in coming to terms with the unusual changes in the life of a person  ...
Agnes B. Hatfield, Harriet P. Lefley, 1993
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Coping with Disease
Dissociation too indicates a coping mechanism involved in denial. It was related positively only to two scales: family and sexuality. The reason for the narrow range of the effects of dissociation in the present context may be that it is used as a ...
Annette V. Lee, 2005
7
Economic Costs of Drought and Rice Farmers' Coping ...
Farmers attempted to cope with production losses by deploying various coping mechanisms. Adjustment in cropping pattern was one important coping mechanism. When drought occurred early in the season, farmers reduced the area of rice ...
S. Pandey, Hem Singh Bhandari, B. Hardy, 2007
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Exercise as a Coping Mechanism for Stress Among University ...
A study on the use of exercise as a coping mechanism for stress among college students. The thirty-four participants completed questionnaires regarding self-esteem, coping, daily stress and exercise.
Kimberly Kalaher, 1998
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Handbook of Coping: Theory, Research, Applications
Substance use may itself be construed as a coping mechanism, but it also may be a product of deficits in other coping mechanisms. To the extent that alternative modes of coping are well developed, the perceived coping function(s) of ...
Moshe Zeidner, Norman S. Endler, 1996
10
Coping with Risk Through Mismatches: Domestic and ...
First, a dollar contract dominates over a short-duration peso contract as a risk- coping mechanism, making dedollarization much more difficult to achieve than often believed. Second, actions geared at eliminating the symptoms (short- duration, ...
Augusto de la Torre, Sergio L. Schmukler, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COPING MECHANISM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coping mechanism is used in the context of the following news items.
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Can brain scans predict risky sex and drinking?
... usually have lower mood, and an overactive amygdala may make them more sensitive to stress, so they might drink as a coping mechanism. «Futurity: Research News, Jul 15»
2
Preemies may not show early signs of autism
The researchers speculated that premature infants in the NICU may avert their gazes as a coping mechanism to help them deal with the stress ... «Futurity: Research News, Jul 15»
3
Marolt: Breathe deepest, the end of yoga as we know it is near
While the rest of my family tried to use a nap as a coping mechanism, I decided the time would be better spent doing a series of daily core ... «Aspen Times, Jul 15»
4
7/7 bombings: Prince William joins survivors and bereaved families …
"I suppose it's a coping mechanism. I used to travel a lot with work, but we spoke every day - no matter what. "I really do miss that. Wherever we ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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All Blacks visit Samoan children ahead of momentous game
But we have also seen how sport can act as a vital coping mechanism for children in conflict or post-emergency situations.” The All Blacks, All ... «Scoop.co.nz, Jul 15»
6
7/7 : contemplation after a terrifying and confused day
A coping mechanism, she says, of course, but surely something concrete and positive to emerge from the sheer bloody, random, butchery of it ... «Channel 4 News, Jul 15»
7
Behind some obese children is a parent in denial
“Denial can be a coping mechanism,” said Arnaldo Perez, a doctoral candidate at the University of Alberta who researches what motivates ... «Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Jul 15»
8
You Can Inherit an Anxious Personality
“It's an energy, but you need to teach your children by teaching them to use a healthy coping mechanism.” The researchers at the University of ... «KTRH, Jul 15»
9
Never Say Die: Bill Ward Interviewed
Where the drink and drugs consumed a coping mechanism or the fruits of your labour? BW: In hindsight, I can look back at my part of the story ... «The Quietus, Jul 15»
10
Stress, Trauma Following Charleston Massacre
The best coping mechanism according to Dr. Armstead is not to ignore these feelings. However big or small. Meditation, making sure you're ... «WLTX.com, Jul 15»

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