Charlie learns that her company is downsizing, and immediately becomes terribly worried that she is going to lose her job. In order to cope with this fear, she tells herself, "Well I've been thinking of having another child anyway, so if I lose my job it will really be okay." Charlie is using ____-focused coping to deal with her employment uncertainty.

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Charlie is using emotion-focused coping by attempting to change her emotional response to the potential job loss by focusing on a positive outcome (having another child) rather than addressing the issue directly.

Charlie Learns That Her Company Is Downsizing, and Immediately Becomes