It is both common and possible to overcome the psychological damage of parental abuse and neglect, however this depends both on the individual predispositions as well as environment around them. The ability to cope with the psychological effects can come from self-determination, where individuals have a perceived sense of self separate from their situation, and that they have the ability to somewhat control their circumstances based on their own attributes. Even those who cope tend to do so in different ways. Some children who have experienced rejection have the ability to maintain good well-being based on internal faculties like resilience (affective copers) whereas others cope through tasks, career success and validation as coping mechanisms (instrumental copers). Overall, external experiences like careers and other close interpersonal relationships alongside psychological treatment can help people who experienced neglecting-rejecting parenting overcome most of the intense damage caused by their childhood. Coming out of their childhood environment often helps them cope better as they grow up but their mental health may still not be the same as children who enver experienced rejecting-neglecting parenting.