Describe emotion focused coping and problem focused coping.

Emotion-focused coping and problem focused coping: Emotion focused coping can be differentiated from problem focused coping as its purpose is to manage emotions that are related with the stressful situation rather than modifying the situation.

Emotion focused coping involves management of the emotional reactions towards the events causing stress.

“Emotion-focused coping strategies aim to reduce and manage the intensity of the negative and distressing emotions that a stressful situation has caused rather than solving the problematic situation itself”. 

Problem-focused coping involves identifying the source of the problem so as to either deal with it or modify it.

The proactive coping that we discussed earlier can be closely related with this type of coping.

Further, problem focused coping also involves taking control of the stressful situation, seeking information about it and evaluation of positive and negative aspects in a situation (Roncaglia, 2014).

In problem focused coping the first step involved is identification of the problem so that the source of stress is clear And this is important as this coping style can be effective only when there is clarity with regard to the problem. 

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