COPING HELPS TO REGULATE EMOTIONS
Coping strategies have traditionally been considered responses to emotions, focused on learned behaviors aimed at survival during threatening or dangerous situations, often driven by fear or anger. However, coping is a more complex process that also involves cognitive mechanisms, such as denial, repression, intellectualization, and problem-solving, designed to manage distressing emotions. This limited view underestimates […]
MIND WANDERING VERSUS MINDFULNESS
Mind-wandering arouses negative emotions, while mindfulness keeps them in check