The Nova Effect in Psychology is –

• That every perception of our bad luck might actually be good luck and vice versa
• Our luck is governed by the planets
• A religious technique

Coping techniques can be adaptive, which increase our functioning, or maladaptive, which relieve symptoms temporarily but don't address the root cause of the stress. Maladaptive coping techniques are –

• Drinking
• Bringing routine and regularity in life
• Becoming aggressive / defensive
• Confronting problems directly

Adaptive coping techniques are –

• Drinking
• Bringing routine and regularity in life
• Becoming aggressive / defensive
• Confronting problems directly

There are different coping styles to deal with problems or failures:

Task-Oriented Approach is managing or altering the problem causing the distress / failure. Which are examples of the task oriented approach

• Making a plan to tackle the failure
• Social withdrawal
• Active coping
• Acceptance of the failure
• Seeking help from people in dealing with the emotions associated with failure
• Denial of the failure/problem.

Emotion-Oriented Approach means dealing with emotional responses to the problem, the examples of this approach are

• Making a plan to tackle the failure
• Social withdrawal
• Active coping
• Acceptance of the failure
• Seeking help from people in dealing with the emotions associated with failure
• Denial of the failure/problem.

Avoidance-Oriented Approach is where a person’s behavior, thought, or emotional activity is directed away from a problem / failure. Examples of this are

• Making a plan to tackle the failure
• Social withdrawal
• Active coping
• Acceptance of the failure
• Seeking help from people in dealing with the emotions associated with failure
• Denial of the failure/problem.

There are two types of mindsets that depend on how people view their personality. A fixed mindset is when people believe that traits such as ability or talent are fixed, set at birth and not able to be changed. They let failure or success define who they are. Thus, people with fixed mindsets are likely to say –

• ‘I failed once, I cannot do it again’
• “I can’t do that… YET.”
• I can learn from my failure by getting feedback about myself and areas that I can improve
• I will not do this…it is too hard.

A growth mindset is about learning how to fail well, and knowing that learning from failure is what leads to eventual success. People with Growth mindsets are likely to say –

• ‘I failed once, I cannot do it again’
• “I can’t do that… YET.”
• I can learn from my failure by getting feedback about myself and areas that I can improve
• I will not do this…it is too hard.