describe these coping and support strategies:

instrumental
informational
esteem
emotional
social network

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help needed. Subject is not college.
Are you assuming that instrumental is the same as operant conditioning? Greater context is needed to help you with your questions.

As an example, I searched Google under the key words "informational support strategy psychology" to get these possible sources:

http://books.google.com/books?id=hNY7P1z6qBoC&pg=PA484&lpg=PA484&dq=informational+support+strategy+psychology&source=bl&ots=q3k_e0fkSB&sig=UgcEF4K98p5Fo9UHGSEjoRTA2Ng&hl=en&ei=OYVHSqf9EJCSMfzlvawC&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1
http://westsidecs.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=94945&sessionid=
http://books.google.com/books?id=O10VAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA166&lpg=PA166&dq=informational+support+strategy+psychology&source=bl&ots=kKsvZMmzU6&sig=k4URKwIlAaS-n0JO6yF89D0dAXs&hl=en&ei=OYVHSqf9EJCSMfzlvawC&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10
http://chiron.valdosta.edu/whuitt/col/cogsys/infoproc.html
http://books.google.com/books?id=O10VAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA166&lpg=PA166&dq=informational+support+strategy+psychology&source=bl&ots=kKsvZMmCQ9&sig=E93QfO56qnb2YuVSJ-jzThhhfQY&hl=en&ei=QIZHSsLmIpXWNZ290KgB&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2

You can find the information you desire more quickly, if you use appropriate key words to do your own search. Also see http://hanlib.sou.edu/searchtools/.

I hope this helps. If not, repost your questions in more specific terms. Thanks for asking.