coping strategy

noun

A conscious, subconscious or unconscious thought process or behavior that a person habitually employs in order to cope with a particular type of situation.

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coping mechanism
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Meanings

nouncoping strategy (plural coping strategies)

plural coping strategies

  1. human sciencesA conscious, subconscious or unconscious thought process or behavior that a person habitually employs in order to cope with a particular type of situation.

    Synonyms: coping mechanism

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA conscious, subconscious or unconscious thought process or behavior that a person habitually employs in order to cope with a particular type of situation.

Similar
coping mechanism
Also see
coping mechanism

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 應對策略 /应对策略
  • 應對策略 /应对策略 (yìngduì cèlüè)thought process or behavior
Dutch copingstrategie
  • copingstrategiethought process or behavior
Finnish selviytymiskeino, selviytymisstrategia
  • selviytymiskeinothought process or behavior
  • selviytymisstrategiathought process or behavior
German Copingstrategie, Bewältigungsstrategie
  • Copingstrategiethought process or behavior
  • Bewältigungsstrategiethought process or behavior
Polish strategia dania sobie rady
  • strategia dania sobie radythought process or behavior
Swedish hanteringsstrategi
  • hanteringsstrategithought process or behavior
Turkish başa çıkma stratejisi
  • başa çıkma stratejisithought process or behavior
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APA

coping strategy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coping%20strategy

MLA

“coping strategy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coping%20strategy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coping strategy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coping%20strategy.

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