Adaptive strategies that involve varying responses to stress and challenges based on situational demands rather than relying on rigid, unchanging approaches to difficulties.
Example: Using problem-focused coping when situations are controllable but emotion-focused coping when they are not, adapting strategies based on circumstances and available resources.
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