Ram hasn't done his homework for math all year,but he's sure that his teacher will still give him a good grade,because he's always helping out by putting things away,running messages,and cleaning the erasers.Ram's thoughts about his math grade are an example of _____ coping.

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Ram's thoughts are an example of denial-based coping because he is denying the reality of his situation (not doing his homework) and relying on unrelated positive behaviors (helping out with other tasks) to believe that he will still get a good grade.

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