Table 5.

Adolescent Quotes Related to Problem Solving and Coping

Planned strategy	… restaurants like Burger King and McDonald and stuff, I usually get the same thing because I don’t   like trying different stuff. It’s usually what I like and I know what the carbohydrates are and everything.   I usually get the same thing.
Planned “cheating”	I cheat on Fridays. McDonald’s or something. Friday is my day to eat junk food.
Coping: cognitive reframing	It adds some things to your lifestyle, but doesn’t change it totally. You have to do extra things and be   more responsible about them, [but] otherwise everything else in your life is pretty much the same thing.
	I don’t think about it a lot. But I’ve thought about it just makes me want to take care of myself better   when I know my life will go on smooth as long as I take care of myself hopefully. That’s just the way   I’ve always looked at it.