Coping

Like health the ability to cope often goes unappreciated until it's too late. This volume breaking from the traditional focus on pathology takes a preventative approach focusing on new ways to improve people's ability to cope with mental stress. This award-winning research emphasizes the role of people as positive copers. The volume collects work by leading experts and includes new research. It explores a wide variety of topics including reality negotiation confessing through writing emotional intelligence optimism hope mastery-oriented thinking and more. The book will be an invaluable resource for mental health professionals as well as a useful guide for general readers.