Medically reviewed by Dakari Quimby, PhD Defense mechanisms are primarily unconscious responses that allow people to protect ...

Coping mechanisms, or strategies for managing stress and other prickly emotions ... Perhaps you go for a brisk walk when your to-do list feels overwhelming or practice mindfulness after a stressful ...

During election week or whenever life gets stressful and you need to decompress (or step away from reality entirely), these are PEOPLE staffers' favorite cozy, comforting, stress-free books.

In vertebrates, an important mechanism for coping with stressors ... A dominant focus in stress-coping research has been the effects of acute versus chronic stressors on performance and fitness ...