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Discuss emotion-centered coping and problem-centered coping, particularly the techniques you would use for each.
Emotion-centered coping: These are strategies that help in handling stress which is related to emotions. It involves regulation of emotional distress that is associated with stressful events. It helps in reduction of negative emotional responses such as anxiety, depression, fear , frustration etc.
Problems-centered coping : Here stress management revolves around the idea to remove the cause of the problem or to take appropriate actions that will help in alleviating or eliminating the stressful situation. It eliminates the stressor agent and hence releases stress.