Little Jill creeps downstairs on Christmas Eve to try to see Santa.To her shock,she sees her mommy kissing Santa Claus underneath the mistletoe! In response to the stress this induces,Jill wishes that it had never happened and tries not to think about it too much.In this example,Jill is using ____-focused coping methods.

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Emotion-focused coping methods involve regulating emotional responses to a stressful situation. In this case, Little Jill is trying to ignore the situation and not think about it too much, which falls under emotion-focused coping.

Little Jill Creeps Downstairs on Christmas Eve to Try to See