Melissa just landed her dream job.The only problem is that her workplace is far from her home.She spends about 3 hours commuting in the car every day.Traffic is normally quite heavy and Melissa is experiencing a great deal of stress.If Melissa moved closer to her place of employment in order to decrease her commute time,this would be an example of _____.

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Moving closer to her workplace in order to reduce her daily commute is an example of problem-focused coping, as Melissa is actively taking steps to solve the problem causing her stress (i.e., her long commute). Emotion-focused coping would involve actions aimed at managing the emotional distress caused by the commute (e.g., deep breathing exercises or focusing on positive thoughts), while repression and denial involve avoiding or ignoring the source of stress altogether.

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