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Coping Hypothesis

By: Louise C. Keegan
In: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders
Edited by: Jack S. Damico & Martin J. Ball
Subject:Speech, Language & Communication Needs (SLCN), Speech / Language Therapy, Communication Studies (general)

The coping hypothesis attributes behavioral difficulties that occur after acquired brain injury to coping strategies. This hypothesis posits that atypical or inappropriate repetitive behavior as a coping response to aversive or stressful conditions is exacerbated by cognitive deficits. This entry reviews the historical foundations of this hypothesis and [Page 502]describes how coping is defined in the literature. Finally, it discusses the empirical literature on the coping hypothesis and the implications of the coping hypothesis on communication.

Historical Foundations

Kurt Goldstein initially put forward the coping hypothesis in the 1950s as he described the secondary behavioral difficulties experienced by those with brain damage as “protective mechanisms” manifesting as “neurotic symptoms” that are employed as reactions to cognitive deficits. He outlined how those with cognitive difficulties have problems adapting ...

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  Keegan, L. (2019). Coping hypothesis. In J. Damico, & M. Ball (Eds.), The SAGE encyclopedia of human communication sciences and disorders (Vol. 1, pp. 502-503). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483380810.n164
  
  Keegan, Louise C. "Coping Hypothesis." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders, edited by Damico, Jack S., and Martin J. Ball, 502-3. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2019. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483380810.n164.
  
  Keegan, L. 2019. Coping Hypothesis. In: Jack S. Damico and Martin J. Ball Editors, 2019. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders, Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 502-503 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483380810.n164> [Accessed 4 Jul 2022].
  
  Keegan, Louise C. "Coping Hypothesis." The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders. Edited by Jack S. Damico and Martin J. Ball. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2019, pp. 502-3. SAGE Knowledge. 4 Jul 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781483380810.n164.
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