AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -To alleviate the stress he feels after failing a college course, Jeremy seeks social support from his friends and family. Jeremy’s behavior best illustrates: emotion-focused coping.

Detailed explanation-2: -Emotion-focused coping can include such strategies as wishful thinking, distancing, emphasizing the positive, self-blame, and self-isolation (see Lazarus and Folkman 1984).

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following statements is TRUE about emotion-focused coping? In emotion-focused coping, a person may use wishful thinking to reduce stress or use more direct escape routes. Taking time-out from stress by creating positive events is a type of emotion-focused coping.

Detailed explanation-4: -Problem-focused coping is directed at problem solving or taking action to change the source of the stress. Emotion-focused coping, in contrast, focuses on reducing or managing the emotional distress that results from the crisis.