Melissa is a female serving a life sentence for murder in a state correctional facility. She has been in prison for the past 10 years. She is now 36 years old. Melissa was pregnant when she entered prison with her second child. She was also addicted to cocaine and often turned to prostitution to support her habit. She ended up killing a customer who refused to pay her for her prostitution services.
-After about ten years into her sentence, Melissa became depressed. She started to separate herself from other prisoners and began to feel like she had no control. She was coping to prison by according to which model?

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Melissa's behavior of separating herself from other prisoners and feeling like she had no control aligns with the isolate coping style. The isolate style involves withdrawing from social interaction and feeling helpless in one's situation.

Melissa Is a Female Serving a Life Sentence for Murder