You wake up with the flu one morning, the day after you did poorly on a biology exam and the day you have a big psychology exam. You look at your roommate and scream in frustration and then vent all your pent-up anger. According to the stress and coping paradigm, this is an example of
A) primary appraisal.
B) reappraisal.
C) problem-focused coping.
D) emotion-focused coping.

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Venting anger at the roommate is an example of emotion-focused coping, which involves managing the emotional distress caused by a stressor rather than directly addressing the stressor itself. This type of coping may be useful for short-term relief but does not address the underlying problem.

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