comes ▁more ▁often ▁in ▁the ▁Social ▁Problem - Sol ving ▁Process . ▁When ▁negative ▁out comes ▁occur , ▁a ▁person ▁with ▁an ▁imp uls ive - care less ▁or ▁avoid ant ▁skill ▁set ▁is ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁give ▁up . ▁ ▁Ben ef its ▁and ▁def ic its ▁ ▁Social ▁problem - sol ving ▁involves ▁various ▁ab ilities ▁and ▁skills ▁which ▁lead ▁to ▁adapt ive ▁out comes ▁for ▁several ▁different ▁populations . ▁In ▁general , ▁effective ▁problem - sol ving ▁skills ▁can ▁have ▁several ▁benefits . ▁These ▁skills ▁can ▁increase ▁situ ational ▁cop ing ▁and ▁reduce ▁emot ional ▁dist ress . ▁Research ▁has ▁shown ▁that ▁one ' s ▁problem ▁orientation ▁is ▁specifically ▁related ▁to ▁levels ▁of ▁psych ological ▁stress ▁and ▁adjust ment . ▁Of ▁course , ▁the ▁opposite ▁generally ▁leads ▁to ▁negative ▁out comes . ▁A ▁lack ▁of ▁social ▁problem - sol ving ▁skills ▁and ▁a ▁negative ▁problem ▁orientation ▁can ▁lead ▁to ▁de pression ▁and ▁suic id ality ▁in ▁children ▁and ▁adult s , ▁self - in j ur ious ▁behav iors , ▁and ▁increased ▁worry ing . ▁Neg ative ▁problem ▁orientation ▁and ▁imp uls ive - care less ▁problem ▁solving ▁styles ▁have ▁been ▁commonly ▁displayed ▁by ▁persons ▁with ▁person ality ▁dis orders . ▁In pat ients ▁with ▁Sch iz op hren ia ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁observed ▁to ▁have ▁def ic its ▁in ▁social ▁problem - sol ving ▁skills . ▁ ▁Ther apy ▁and ▁inter vention ▁ ▁Social ▁problem - sol ving ▁theory ▁and ▁processes ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁inter vention ▁and ▁th