Psychology And Sports — Physical Education STD 12 Commerce — Question

Coping is expending conscious effort to solve personal and interpersonal problems, and seeking to master, minimize or tolerate stress or conflict.

• Problem-focused coping strategies:-

Problem-focused coping targets the causes of stress in practical ways which tackles the problem or stressful situation that is causing stress, consequently directly reducing the stress.It includes the following methods used to manage the stressful situations.

1. Analyses the stressful situation.
2. Taking control.
3. Talk to your coach or teacher.
4. Information seeking.
5. Know your limits.
6. Stop worrying about the stressful situation you can’t change.
7. Reset your goal.
8. Improve physical fitness.
9. Anticipate the problem.
10. Build self - confidence.

• Emotion focused coping strategies:-

Emotion-focused coping involves trying to reduce the negative emotional responses associated with stress such as embarrassment, fear, anxiety, depression, excitement and frustration. It includes the following technique used to manage the stressful situations.

1. Using drugs.
2. Denial of reality.
3. Meditation, e.g. mindfulness.
4. Blame.
5. Vent out of emotions.
6. Mentally disengaging from stressful situation.
7. Keeping yourself busy to take your mind off the issue.
8. Distracting yourself (T.V., eating etc.).
9. Praying for guidance and strength.
10. Crying.
11. Building yourself up to expect the worse.
12. Ignoring the stressful situation.
13. Avoidance.