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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

cop′ing mech′anism, [Psychol.]

Psychologyan adaptation to environmental stress that is based on conscious or unconscious choice and that enhances control over behavior or gives psychological comfort. Cf. defense mechanism (def. 2).

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