"It's a coping mechanism to be able to laugh things off," she explained.
It seems funny on the surface, but it's a coping mechanism.
Instead they are encouraged to use other coping mechanisms learned earlier in the treatment.
Other people, however, don't have the coping mechanisms or support they need.
Usually only a few sessions are needed for a patient to learn the appropriate coping mechanisms.
This may be due in part to the fact that prayer is increasingly used as a coping mechanism for patients.
She did not have the coping mechanisms, never had, never would.
Religion is also considered to be an internalized coping mechanism.
It is both an academic goal and, for the teachers, a coping mechanism.
They've developed very good coping mechanisms, though we don't know how.