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List of the Most Common Maladaptive Coping Mechanisms

Coping and defense mechanisms are behavioral dispositions we use to cope with life stressors and adverse situations. They are important to our social-emotional functioning and are integral to how we deal with our day-to-day challenges. These coping strategies are relevant for our developmental functioning through the processes of self-regulation, adjustment, and adaption. A coping mechanism …

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Our Society’s Trend Toward Forming Families At Older Age: Effects On Mental Health

Since the 1950’s to present day, some of the main trends and consistent changes in family structure over the decades we’ve seen include: the delay in forming marriages, increase in cohabitation, growth in single parenting, a dramatic increase in women’s labor force participation, and delayed and declining fertility. But how do these profound changes actually …