To get through life's problematic challenges, it helps to have coping tools that empower you to self monitor with self awareness. The 3-A Coping Framework: Acknowledge, Assess, Assist® is such a tool. To apply this framework in addressing adversity and loss, a major assumption is: "Wherever there is adversity, there is situational loss". The following comprehensive definition precisely defines the situational losses people experience that can involve a variety of challenging