Psychological consequences of stressful events
Stressed individuals typically adopt one or more psychological strategies in order to reduce the emotional impact of the stressor.
When this mechanism is conscious it is called a coping strategy.
When this mechanism is unconscious it is called a mechanism of defence.
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