A group of nurses are attending an educational inservice on adaptive and maladaptive responses to stress. When talking about the assessment of coping strategies in patients, the nurses discuss the use of drugs and alcohol to reduce stress. What is most important for the nurses to know about these coping behaviors?

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Coping processes that include the use of alcohol or drugs to reduce stress increase the risk of illness. The use of drugs and alcohol as a means to reduce stress are not effective coping behaviors. They are maladaptive behaviors, even though they have a short-term effect on stress.

A Group of Nurses Are Attending an Educational Inservice on Adaptive