Carl has been under a lot of stress as he struggles to maintain high grades to get into a top engineering graduate program.His roommate encourages Carl to view his situation as a positive challenge,rather than as a stressful situation,and to concentrate on just doing as well as he can and not worrying about the rest.Carl's roommate is advocating ____ as a stress-coping mechanism.
A) assessment
B) cognitive restructuring
C) psychotherapy
D) behavioral coping strategies

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Carl's roommate is advocating for cognitive restructuring as a stress-coping mechanism, which involves changing one's negative or irrational thought patterns to more positive and helpful ones. By encouraging Carl to view his situation as a positive challenge and focus on doing his best rather than worrying, Carl's roommate is helping him restructure his thoughts about his situation in a helpful way.

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