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Coping with Life Challenges

Second Edition

Chris L. Kleinke

Students and practitioners in the helping professions seeking effective coping strategies for their clients as well as general readers seeking ideas for improving their lives will find Coping with Life Challenges, Second Edition, highly accessible and empowering. Kleinke synthesizes a wealth of information that researchers have discovered about coping. First he introduces “coping” and defines important terms. Next is a discussion of specific challenges and the coping skills to deal with them. An additional two chapters are devoted to examining particular, personal experiences of people confronted with difficult issues, such as illness and injury. The final chapter discusses coping as a life philosophy that can lead to becoming a self-fulfilled, well-rounded person. Self-scoring assessment questionnaires throughout the book allow readers to assess their coping strengths and weaknesses. Learning to cope is not an inborn talent; it is a set of skills that can be developed—especially with the help of this book!
 

$32.95 list, 323 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-235-0

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-235-8

© 1998

“A good digest of the literature on coping with major challenges in life. It is thorough and well documented. . . . The book’s accuracy is its strength. . . . Though this book is short, it has integrity because it is clear that the author has a firm grasp of the topics and is giving readers the essence.” — Mark Young, Stetson University
 

Table of Contents

1. What Does It Mean to Cope?

2. The Process of Coping

3. Eight Skills to Add to Your Coping Arsenal

4. Coping with Failure

5. Coping When You’re Down

6. Coping with Loneliness, Shyness, and Rejection

7. Coping with Anxiety

8. Coping with Anger

9. Coping with Conflicts in Close Relationships

10. Coping with Loss

11. Coping with Aging

12. Coping with Pain

13. Coping with Illness and Maintaining Health

14. Coping with Injury and Trauma

15. Coping as a Life Philosophy