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Although theoretical models of stress processes have distinguished between chronic and acute stressors, the same cannot be said about models of coping, with some notable exceptions (Moos & Schaefer, 1984; Pearl-in, 1989). One area of coping with chronic stress that has received increasing empirical examination is the ways in which patients and their caregivers and families cope with chronic illness. It is an open question, however, whether models of coping developed from an examination of acute stress are adequate for comprehending coping with chronic stress.
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Aldwin, C.M., Brustrom, J. (1997). Theories of Coping with Chronic Stress. In: Gottlieb, B.H. (eds) Coping with Chronic Stress. The Springer Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9862-3_3
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