If stress cause depression but individual adapt to decrease dramatically depression symptoms in the cost of anxiety appearance in this case it is active coping or maladaptation or what this situation can be described ?
Active coping is healthy adaptation and just can be part of adequate cognitive reprogramming
Also overcoming depression sign it couldn't be consider as active coping ?
Even if there is a cost: anxiety, it is still coping, still adaptive. Not coping could cause even more anxiety. Many would argue that experiencing some anxiety is part of the human experience to be expected. .
(anxiety- species typical adaptation
The Evolution of Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- May 1990
- Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology 9(2)
- DOI:
- 10.1521/jscp.1990.9.2.196---David M Buss (University of Texas, Austin))
Thank you very very very much. Your answer is very helpful.
But could you help me with an updated reference.
Thanks again.
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