Autoplastic coping refers to

• A. Changing external environment
• B. Seeking social support
• C. Changing the self or one's thoughts
• D. Changing cultural norms

Answer: (C)

Autoplastic coping centers on internal change. It means altering the way you think, feel, or interpret a situation to cope with stress. This involves reframing a challenge, adjusting beliefs, or changing self-talk to reduce distress and improve functioning. Those internal adjustments are the essence of autoplastic coping. By contrast, changing the external environment, seeking social support, or shifting cultural norms involve altering outside conditions or resources rather than your own internal processes. So the description that fits autoplastic coping is changing the self or one’s thoughts.