The first collective work in Russian psychological science, reflecting the current state and prospects for the development of the psychology of coping behavior, consists of five sections that cover a wide field of theoretical and experimental developments of problems in the psychology of coping: methodology and research methods, the relationship between coping behavior and psychological defenses, clinical aspects of coping, personal and subjective factors of coping, coping studies of the family. The book is addressed to a wide range of specialists interested in the adaptive capabilities of a person coping with difficult life situations.