ORIGINAL PAPER Sense of Coherence and Coping with Stress Among Mothers and Fathers of Children with Autism Ewa Pisula • Zuzanna Kossakowska Published online: 2 April 2010 Ó Springer Science+Business Media‚ LLC 2010 Abstract The purpose of the study was to compare the level of sense of coherence (SOC) in parents of children with autism and in parents of typically developing children‚ and to examine the association between SOC level and coping strategies. Two questionnaires were used: Sense
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Growing old gracefully in a challenging world is an achievement for older people. In view of the fact that past experiences can affect the present life of an individual‚ whether‚ it is a pleasant or unpleasant event‚ as long as‚ the older adult can cope‚ adapt‚ and also reflect the lessons learned in the past towards achieving integrity. The old adult stage is where the richness of the experiences‚ that can be extracted into themes in order to understand the process of aging. This study can be
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DIFFERENCES IN COPING 174569 Abstract The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between personality and coping style. The study selected four predetermined groups of personality comprising of‚ high neuroticism group‚ low neuroticism group‚ high extraversion group‚ and low extraversion group from 386 undergraduate psychology students. Personality was assessed using the International Personality Item Pool (Goldberg‚ 1999). The study then measured which of two coping styles each personality
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unsettling. Loss can be categorized as subjective or objective material or psychological‚ expected or unexpected‚ actual or perceive. In this study the loss and life changing experience by Mrs Mendis and possible coping strategies will be highlighted. Mrs Mendis a 79 year old client experienced material and objective loss when she was no longer able to mobility‚ and dependent entirely on a wheel chair to move around. In addition‚ material loss was also experience when she was relocated
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pingDiscuss physiological‚ psychological and social aspects of stress Stress and coping are two terms often used together. Coping is defined as efforts to deal with a threat in order to remove it or diminish its impact on the person. According to Sarafino (1994)‚ stress arises when people perceive a discrepancy between the demands of a situation and their perception of their own resources. This perception may be realistic but it may also be unrealistic. What matters is the individuals’ own evaluation
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Coping with everyday stress can sometimes be a problem for most people including myself. Maintaining a home‚ doing school work‚ and paying bills are three of the main stressors in my life. I have come up with different coping methods that help me day to day. Developing a routine‚ utilizing school facilities‚ and establishing a budget help me to cope with everyday stressors. Developing a routine within the home is essential to a less stressful life. I have set aside time from each day of the week
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THE ASSOCIATION OF ADOLESCENT SMOKING WITH STRESS AND COPING IN PRETORIA HIGH SCHOOLS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY Oscar Reno O’Hara A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences‚ University of the Witwatersrand‚ Johannesburg‚ in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public Health (Health Policy and Management). Johannesburg‚ 2008. DECLARATION I declare that this research report is my own unaided work. It is being submitted for
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Introduction Stress is the most common concerns which may affects student life. Medical dictionary(2007) defined Stress as in humans is a domino effect from interactions between persons and their environment that are alleged as exceeding their adaptive capacities and affecting their life. Many researches and literature have been discussed the stress among part time student. Also many studies have showed those part time students are affected by several problems or life events which may impact on their
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Tami Jakel PY529 02-07-05 Coping with Death People cope with the loss of a loved one in many ways. For some‚ the experience may lead to personal growth‚ even though it is a difficult and trying time. There is no right way of coping with death. The way a person grieves depends on the personality of that person and the relationship with the person who has died. How a person copes with grief is affected by the person’s cultural and religious background‚ coping skills‚ mental history‚ support systems
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every day. It’s that strong hurt or painful feeling in your chest. That ping in your stomach that just won’t go away. Coping with a huge loss in your life is one of most difficult things you can do. We have all experience this feeling in one way or another. I recently felt these tumbling emotions not too long ago in October. When I lost my dog my friend of fourteen years Blacky of old age. I remember the first day I got Blacky he was so small and cute. He had a long black coat that looked
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