Jennifer Has Just Had Surgery

Jennifer has just had surgery. The patient with whom she shares her hospital room has recently had the same surgery and is doing exceptionally poorly. Under these circumstances Jennifer is most likely to:

A) engage in upward comparison telling herself that her own situation could be more serious
B) engage in downward comparison telling herself that she is going to get worse too
C) refuse to think about her roommate's situation
D) engage in downward comparison, telling herself that things could be worse
E) think about other patients who are doing well after surgery