Benny is stressed with the new corporate reorganization. He now reports to a foreign office that has usurped many of his responsibilities, including the contract labor for his projects, therefore he's working with less qualified and new contractors with whom he doesn't have a relationship. However, the managers of the other departments find themselves in the same boat and everyday they are able to laugh over lunch about their new managerial impotence. ________ is helping Benny handle his stress.

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Social support, which involves seeking out and receiving help from others, is helping Benny handle his stress. The fact that he can commiserate with his colleagues over their shared experience suggests that he is receiving emotional support from them, which can help him cope with the stress of the situation. Time-management, cognitive dissonance, and self-efficacy are not mentioned in the scenario as strategies that Benny is using to handle his stress. Emotional contagion, in which an individual's emotions are influenced by the emotions of others, may be occurring to some extent as Benny is able to laugh with his colleagues, but this is not the primary strategy he is using to handle his stress.

Benny Is Stressed with the New Corporate Reorganization