Coping

Karen Pallesgaard Munk

Description

The concept of 'coping' is fundamental in stress research, as an overall designation for everything people do to deal with stressful situations. In this book Karen Pallesgaard Munk further develops the theory of coping, using the American psychologist Richard S. Lazarus' analysis of emotions to research how individuals and groups experience stress. This new method, which Karen Pallesgaard Munk calls Qualitative Micro Analysis, begins with interviews that focus on both practical and emotional aspects of the life situation of the informant. Against this background, a systematic mapping of the informant's coping strategies and related narratives is made as a basis for change. In this book, instructions are given for how to conduct a coping interview, analyse the results and then communicate the data. The guidelines are applicable to both large research projects and smaller investigations on stress and well-being, for example by students of health.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique
• Emotions (álbum)
• Estrés
• Psychology
• Emotion
• Stress
• Emotions

Informations

• Publié par: Aarhus University Press
• Date de parution: 28 juin 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9788772190006
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

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K a re n Pa l le s g a a rd Mu n k
COPING
The concept of ‘coping’ is fundamental in stress research, as an overall K a r e n P a l l e s g a a r d M u n k
designation for everything people do to deal with stressful situations.
In this book Karen Pallesgaard Munk further develops the theory of
coping, using the American psychologist Richard S. Lazarus’ analysis
of emotions to research how individuals and groups experience stress.
This new method, which Karen Pallesgaard Munk calls Qualitative
Micro Analysis, begins with interviews that focus on both practical
and emotional aspects of the life situation of the informant. Against
this background, a systematic mapping of the informant’s coping
strategies and related narratives is made as a basis for change.
Karen Pallesgaard Munk In this book, instructions are given for how to conduct a coping
is psychologist, ph.d. and associate inter view, analyse the results and then communicate the data. The
professor at Department of Culture
guidelines are applicable to both large research projects and smaller
and Society, Aarhus University,
investigations on stress and well-being, for example by students of where she also leads a ph.d workshop
on qualitative method. health.
A a r h u s U n i v e r s i t y P r e s s COP NG
A Research Manual for Qualitative
Microanalysis of Stress Processes
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COPING
A Research Manual for Qualitative
Microanalysis of Stress Processes
AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESS
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A Research Manual for Qualitative
Microanalysis of Stress Processes
Karen Pallesgaard Munk
© The author and Aarhus University Press
Language revision: Mia Gaudern
Publishing editor: Lisette Agerbo Holm
Translator: Karen Pallesgaard Munk
Design: Carl-H.K. Zakrisson
Cover: Jørgen Sparre
Proofreading: Mark Eaton
E-book production: Narayana Press, Denmark
First edition: 2019
isbn: 9788772190006
Published by:
Aarhus University Press
Finlandsgade 29
DK-8200 Aarhus N
Denmark
www.unipress.dk
International distributors:
Oxbow Books Ltd. ISD
The Old Music Hall 70 Enterprise Drive, Suite 2
106–108 Cowley Road Bristol, CT 06010
Oxford, OX4 1JE USA
United Kingdom www.isdistribution.com
www.oxbowbooks.com
This publication has been awarded a grant from
Aarhus University Research Foundation
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Preface 7
COPING
A Research Manual for Qualitative Introduction 13 1Microanalysis of Stress Processes
The content of the manual 15Karen Pallesgaard Munk
© The author and Aarhus University Press 2
1. Introduction to the theoretical basis
Language revision: Mia Gaudern
Publishing editor: Lisette Agerbo Holm of the research manual 17 3
Translator: Karen Pallesgaard Munk
The concept of stress 17 Design: Carl-H.K. Zakrisson
Cover: Jørgen Sparre 4The concept of coping 19
Proofreading: Mark Eaton
A theory-driven research method 21
Printer: Narayana Press, Denmark
5Paper: Scandia Smooth Ivory A change of perspective 24
First edition: 2019 A systemic onset 25
isbn: 9788771849219 6The goal hierarchy as a leading principle 26
The concept of goal – the heart of the theory and method 28
Published by: The concept of hierarchy 29
Aarhus University Press The goal hierarchy and the wellbeing of human beings 30
Finlandsgade 29
The role of the goal hierarchy in the coping process 31DK-8200 Aarhus N
Denmark Emotions as a ‘second language’ 33
www.unipress.dk
The three-part structure of the coping process 38
Different types of coping 42
International distributors:
Outcome of the coping process 46
Oxbow Books Ltd. ISD
Summary 47
The Old Music Hall 70 Enterprise Drive, Suite 2
106–108 Cowley Road Bristol, CT 06010
Oxford, OX4 1JE USA
United Kingdom www.isdistribution.com 2. The formative elements of the coping course 48
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1. The objective character of a situation of mental strain 49
2. The subjective charactuatal strain 53
This publication has been awarded a grant from 3. The level of perceived reversibility of the burden 55
Aarhus University Research Foundation
4. Emotional reactions 58
5. Resources of personality 59
6. Environmental resources 63
20_UK_Coping_5k_BLAAKOPI.indd 4 13/06/2019 09.21 20_UK_Coping_5k_BLAAKOPI.indd 5 13/06/2019 09.213. Guidance on the analysis of coping courses 68
step one: Identify the distressing event(s) 76
step two: Find the personal meanings 77
step three: Estimate the emotional implications 78
step four: Map the coping strategies
used by the informant 92
step five: Identify interventions 100
step six: Record the outcomes of each sub-process 102
step seven: Detect patterns across cases 104
4. The coping interview 106
The research contract 106
Coping memories: stored, forgotten or changed? 110
The coping interview as a non-linear process 122
Interview guide for the coping process 123
The pitfalls of the research interview 126
5. The life-historical resource interview 129
The structure of a life-historical resource interview 130
Analytic scheme for resources 131
6. Publication of the results of the microanalysis 133
Schemes of results regarding coping courses 133
Examples of coping narratives 138
Conclusion 140
Appendix
The method used on a real case 141

Notes 149
References 155
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sstep onetep one: : IdentIdentifify the disy the disttreresssinsing evg event(s)ent(s) 76 76
7PREFACEsstep ttep twwoo: : FFind the perind the personal mesonal meaninaninggss 777 7
sstep threetep three: : EEssttimaimatte the emote the emotional implicional implicaattionsions 78 78
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used bused by the infy the inforormantmant 992 2
This manual is meant for researchers carrying out qualitative
sstep fitep fiveve: : IdentIdentifify inty interervvententionsions 100 100
explorations of negative or challenging events experienced by
sstep sixtep six: : RecRecorord the outd the outccomeomes of es of eacach sub-prh sub-prococeessss 101022
population groups or individuals. Its method offers a
systemsstep setep sevenven: : DDeettecect pat pattttererns acrns acrososs cs caasesess 101044
atic and profound way of analysing processes related to
existential burdens and their social, material and symbolic meaning
to the individual. An important part of the analytical tool is
4.4. The cThe coping intoping interervievieww 106106
the ‘language’ of emotions, which unfortunately tends to be
TThe rehe reseseararcch ch contontrracactt 106 106
excluded or simply overlooked in research. This does not seem
CCopinoping memorg memorieiess: s: sttoredored, f, fororggotottten or cen or chanhangged?ed? 110110
so strange in quantitative research, which cannot account for
TThe che copinoping intg interervview aiew as a non-lines a non-linear prar prococeessss 121222
subjectivity in the same way as qualitative research. A crucial
IntInterervview guide fiew guide for the cor the copinoping prg prococeessss 121233
part of subjectivity, however, is the subject’s emotions, and their
TThe pitfhe pitfalls of the realls of the reseseararcch inth interervviewiew 126 126
relation to his or her priorities in life – as well as both personal
and cultural values. Emotions fuctuate throughout a person’s
5.5. The lifThe life-historice-historical ral resesourourcce inte interervievieww 129129 life course, responding to progress towards (or indeed obstacles
TThe she sttrrucuctture of a lifure of a lifee-his-histtororicical real resoursourcce inte interervviewiew 130 130 to achieving) their wishes and goals in life; this is also what we
call personal meaning. The method is not concerned with the AnalAnalytytic scic scheme fheme for reor resoursourcceess 131 131
origins of these meanings, only with the fact that they constitute
the orientation in life for the person in question and create the 6.6. PPublicublicaation otion of the rf the results oesults of the micrf the microanaloanalyysissis 131333
basis of stress and coping processes. The point is that the human
SScchemehemes of res of resultsults res reggarardinding cg copinoping cg couroursesess 13133 3
being is a prioritising creature, which means that one thing is
ExExampleamples of cs of copinoping narg narrraattiivveess 138138
more important than everything else. If that were not the case,
CConconclusion lusion 114040
neither stress nor coping processes would take place. This fact
is too often overlooked in stress research, and other kinds of
AAppendixppendix research involving subjectivity for that matter. Qualitative meth-
TThe mehe method used on a rethod used on a real cal caasese 11441 1 ods are the most signifcant way of exploring this crucial part of
subjectivity, because they are the only ones that make it possible
to discover all the complex and contradictory facets at stake in
NNototeses 11449 9
existential burdens. RReeffererencenceses 151555
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1 PREFACEAlthough this book offers a method for exploring subjec tivity
and its relationship to perceived negative life events or episodes,
it also stresses the importance of a parallel analysis of the object-8
ive conditions in which the individual is trying to cope with
these events. In order to understand fully the individual’s
struggles, it is necessary to understand his or her cul