A 16-year-old girl comes to the crisis clinic because of anxiety associated with having to change schools during the middle of the school year when her father changed jobs. She has used the coping methods listed below for anxiety relief
Which method would be considered adaptive?
1. Talking to a friend
2. Crying for hours
3. Sleeping during the day
4. Screaming at her sister
ANS: 1
The only coping method that would be considered adaptive is talking to a friend. Ventilating will relieve stress and help the client to deal with feelings. 2. Occasional crying will relieve stress, but crying for hours is not adaptive. 3. Sleeping is a way of avoiding dealing with the situation. 4. Screaming at another person uses displacement.
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