Coping Complexity Model Coping stressors Coping Influencing Factors

Coping Complexity Model: Coping stressors, Coping Influencing Factors, & Coping Responses Kathleen F. Hudson, RN. MSN. MBA University of Texas at Tyler Longview University Center Texas, USA

Objectives 1. Provide overview of coping via a complexity model 2. Explain components of Coping Complexity Model 3. Utilize examples to demonstrate application of coping model

Stressor(s) Individual Group Community Culture

Input Stressor Factors Timing Number of stressors at once or frequency Personality Level or Significance

Coping Influences: Sociocultural Seek Support Relationships Role Models Appearance Personality Finances

Emotional Spirituality Determination Motivation Anxiety Calmness Emotional Intelligence Self-Efficacy Readiness to Focus

Cognitive Clarity Awareness Intuition Intelligence Problem Solving Reflection Capacity Resourcefulness Sense of Engagement

Physical Strength Wellness/ Illness Sleep/Rest Diet Drugs

Coping Influences All these facets of a person influence their coping strategies used Some are short term traits Some are long term traits

Appraisal Threat Challenge Harm Disequilibrium Benign Irrelevant

Coping Responses Temporary Coping temporarily managing the situation, it is currently stable, however needs to be revisited as the issue has not been solved Inertia/ignore/avoidance/distracton

Effective Coping Functional / Adaptive Resilience Hardiness

Effective Coping Integrative Thriving Optimization

Dysfunctional / Maladaptive Coping Destructive Coping !!!

Destructive Coping Will eventually return to ‘Disequilibrium’ and reface the issue again

Coping complexity Model Coping Complexity Model C Coping Responses Coping Influences* Stressor(s) Appraisal: Group Challenge Harm Community Culture Benign Irrelevant Input Stressor Factors* Effective Coping Functional / Adaptive Integrative Dysfunctional/ Maladaptive Coping Habituation & Patterning & Normalcy Individual Temporary Coping Disequilibrium Stressor(s) Threat Resilience* / Hardiness Thriving / Optimization Destructive Coping

Coping Complexity Model Through habituation and patterning and normalcy, results will be consistent. . .

Coping Complexity Model Thank You for your attention, Any questions?