In this chapter you learned several different coping strategies. For this assignment, you are going to analyze which of these strategies work for you and how you could cope more effectively with stress. Follow the Written assignment guideline in this and all other assignments in this course.

Consider the various strategies and methods for coping with stress: problem focused coping, emotion-focused coping, optimism, social support, exercise, meditation, confiding in others, etc.

For your assignment, describe, IN DETAIL, at least FOUR coping methods and identify which of them you use, when you use them, and how effective you find them to be. Then ELABORATE on changes that you might make to improve your ability to cope with stress.