Archive for December 28th, 2006
Defensive Reactions To Stress
Thursday, December 28th, 2006Responding to stress generally takes one of two forms: defending or coping. Defending behaviours reduce the stress or anxiety without eliminating the source. Coping responses restore balance and remove the threat. Because coping requires resources like strength and time, most early responses to stress are defensive rather than effective in coping.
Defensive reactions [...]
