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Conceptions of transgender parenthood in fertility care and family planning in Sweden: from reproductive rights to concrete practices
Published in Zeynep B. Gürtin, Charlotte Faircloth, Conceiving Contemporary Parenthood, 2020
Jenny Gunnarsson Payne, Theo Erbenius
There is one study to date that has investigated the issue of fertility preservation (freezing of eggs) for transmen in the Swedish context.5 The study reports that the 15 respondents did experience some distress in relation to fertility preservation: because of the associations made between reproductive organs and tissue and the gender assigned by birth, the procedures involved negatively impacted some patients’ gender dysphoria. The fact that fertility preservation delays or temporarily stops other treatments (due to waiting lists and/or pausing testosterone treatment) often added further distress. The study found, however, that the patients had coping strategies to help them to go through the treatment. It also recommended staff to use gender-neutral vocabulary, so as do decrease the risk of negatively impacting the patients’ gender dysphoria (Armuand et al. 2017).
Trauma-informed Care
Published in James Matheson, John Patterson, Laura Neilson, Tackling Causes and Consequences of Health Inequalities, 2020
Be aware that people who may have had traumatic childhoods are at risk for the following:Ill health (personality disorder, persistent physical symptoms).Harmful coping strategies (self-harm, substance misuse, eating disorders).Difficult living situations (homeless, domestic abuse, sex worker, in contact with the criminal justice system).
Characteristics of life in exile: vulnerability factors for substance use
Published in Jane Fountain, Dirk J Korf, Drugs in Society, 2019
In order to deal with stress and its negative impact on mental health, coping strategies are developed. However, the nature of these strategies (active-approach vs. passive-avoidant) will depend on the individual’s situation and personal characteristics. Based on three characteristics (few resources, low controllability and/or low self-esteem) of life in exile, this chapter has argued that refugees are vulnerable to adopting passive-avoidant coping strategies because they have few resources at their disposal to counter the loss of resources. Consistent with the self-medication hypothesis, it has been argued that substance use is a plausible example of a passive-avoidant coping strategy.
Curative kink: survivors of early abuse transform trauma through BDSM
Published in Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 2023
Cory J. Cascalheira, Ellen E. Ijebor, Yelena Salkowitz, Tracie L. Hitter, Allison Boyce
Given the alarming prevalence of early abuse and the deleterious health outcomes, coping strategies may emerge that do not involve professional therapy, even though the latter can be effective (Briere, 2002). Some coping strategies, while necessary for survival as a child (Herman, 1992), are typically less helpful as an adult, such as defense mechanisms (e.g. denial, minimization, memory suppression, etc.), addictive behaviors, dissociation, rumination, self-blame, isolation, wishful thinking, and behavioral and psychological disengagement (Min et al., 2007; Walsh et al., 2010). Walsh et al.’s (2010) review indicated that survivors also use adaptive coping strategies, such as reappraisal, reframing, achieving closure, emotional expression, seeking social support, self-discovery, discussing the abuse, releasing emotion, and managing powerlessness. Coping responses are the initial phase of posttraumatic growth (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 2004), an experience of positive change that flows from incredibly challenging experiences, such as early abuse. Hence, if kink transforms early abuse, then mechanisms of change may involve adaptive coping and qualities of posttraumatic growth.
Moderating effect of loneliness on the relationship of housing instability and food insecurity with smoking behavior
Published in Journal of Social Distress and Homelessness, 2023
Pranav M. Patel, Omar Chaker, Shipra Singh
Smoking is an unhealthy behavior which is often associated with people experiencing emotional stressors. Smoking was found to be highest amongst separated (divorce or widowed) women and lowest among those who lived with a partner or were married (Cook et al., 2014). More than a third of individuals smoke cigarettes when feeling lonely, while 2 in 10 abuse alcohol or drugs (DiJulio et al., n.d.). The increase in unhealthy risky behaviors can be explained by the health theory of coping (Stallman, 2020). This theory examines coping categories such as problem-focused versus emotion-focused, approach versus avoidance, and cognitive versus behavioral related to the experience of stress (Stallman, 2020). Coping strategies can be categorized as engagement into either healthy or unhealthy risk behaviors. Healthy coping strategies include adopting self-soothing activities, meditation, utilizing social and professional support. Unhealthy coping strategies are engaging in behaviors such as negative self-talk, harmful activities such as smoking, or suicidality. These findings support the notion that loneliness may be a stressor that can motivate the development of negative emotional coping mechanisms, which ultimately lead to worse health outcomes. In fact, results from a systematic review indicated that loneliness and smoking are likely associated with the researchers recommending further exploration of mediators and moderators of this relationship (Dyal & Valente, 2015).
Health-promotion and health-harming behaviours in pregnant women: role of coping strategies, anxiety, and depression
Published in Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2022
Hajar Pasha, Mahbobeh Faramarzi, Mohammad Chehrazi, Fatemeh Bakouei, Hemmat Gholinia, Somayeh Abdollahi, Shiva Shafierizi
Coping strategies are defined as any attempt to manage stressful conditions (Faramarzi et al. 2017). Coping strategies are divided into adaptive and maladaptive ways. Adaptive ways are active responses such as planning-preparation meaning facing the problem directly, which has been found to be associated with well-being. Maladaptive copings such as avoidant copings, on the other hand, are the struggle to escape from the problem which is often associated with negative emotional outcomes (Prado et al. 2004; Faramarzi et al. 2016, 2017). Coping strategies play an important role in health-promoting/health-harming behaviours such as exercise and substance use (Doron et al. 2015). Pregnant women who can cope with stress successfully can experience reduced emotional distress and thus protect themselves against adverse outcomes (Ibrahim et al. 2019).