Direct+Coping

Confrontation - A head to head meeting with the person that is causing you stress or making you angry. In this way, you attempt to find a solution to the problem between you and the other person. ex. My sister was wearing my clothes without asking me to borrow them first, so I talked to her about it and asked her not to do it anymore. Compromise - In order to get rid of the problem, you give up some of what you want in order for both parties to be somewhat happy. This happens when both parties aknowledge that you can not get exactly what you want and come to a mutual acceptance of terms in order to make the stressor go away. ex. Instead of asking my sister to not go into my closet anymore, I confronted her and told her to ask permission before taking my clothes. Withdrawal - When other forms of coping are not practical, a person may leave the scene in order to calm down and rethink the situation before going back and trying to use another direct coping method. ex. My sister wouldn't listen to me when I told her to ask for permission before taking my clothes so I left the house and came back an hour later to try and talk to her again.