Behavior
coping Audio
cop·ing [ koh-ping ]
Definitions related to coping behavior:
  • (cope) To adjust to new situations and overcome problems.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (coping) Adaptive method of dealing with individual or environmental situations that involve psychologic or physiologic stress or threat.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (coping) The process of successfully managing difficult or challenging situations.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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