Melissa just landed her dream job.The only problem is that her workplace is far from her home.She spends about three hours commuting in the car every day.Traffic is normally quite heavy and Melissa is experiencing a great deal of stress.If Melissa moved closer to her place of employment in order to decrease her commute time, this would be an example of

A) emotion-focused coping.
B) problem-focused coping.
C) repressive coping.
D) denial.

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Brandon Kendall · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Moving closer to her place of employment is a problem-focused coping strategy because it directly addresses the problem of Melissa's long commute and aims to reduce it. Emotion-focused coping strategies, on the other hand, focus on managing the emotional distress caused by the problem rather than directly addressing the problem itself. Repressive coping involves denying or avoiding the problem, while denial involves refusing to acknowledge the problem exists.

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