Describe the Gender Differences in Coping Styles

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Essay

Describe the gender differences in coping styles.Discuss why such a difference might exist and what the implications are for health.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Behavior Contracting

A strategy in which individuals agree on a written contract about a behavior change intervention, outlining the behaviors to be changed and the consequences of the actions.

Instrumental Learning

A type of learning where behavior is modified by its consequences, such as through rewards or punishments, also known as operant conditioning.

Reinforcements

In behavioral psychology, any event that strengthens or increases the likelihood of a behavior repeating.