Rather than make a study schedule, Erin spends a lot of time complaining to her roommates about how hard her psychology course is and how worried she is about her grade. Folkman and Lazarus would call this approach
A) reappraisal.
B) danger control.
C) problem-focused coping.
D) emotion-focused coping.

Question

Rather than make a study schedule, Erin spends a lot of time complaining to her roommates about how hard her psychology course is and how worried she is about her grade. Folkman and Lazarus would call this approach​
A) ​reappraisal.
B) ​danger control.
C) ​problem-focused coping.
D) ​emotion-focused coping.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Erin is using emotion-focused coping because she is focusing on her feelings of worry and complaint rather than taking action to address the problem.

Rather Than Make a Study Schedule, Erin Spends a Lot