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Activity 10: Methods of Coping
For each of the following situations, give one example of an emotion-focused method of coping (i.e., seeking sympathy, rationalizing, redirection of attention) and one example of a problem-focused method of coping (i.e., taking direct action to deal with the problem). You can review pgs. 523-538 (section 14.4) for a refresher on what an emotion-focused and problem-focused method are.
Emotion focused coping statetgies try to regulate emotions experienced from the event. On the other hand, problem focused coping statetgies try to solve the problem itself in a constructive way.