Question

Oleksiy is an adjunct professor in the department of fine arts. he applied for a full-time job recently, which he did not get. he tries to put this situation in a positive light, reminding himself that he will have more time to produce artwork if he is not working a full-time job. he also reminds himself that some of his friends from grad school can’t find work related to art in any way. which type of coping approach is oleksiy using?

Answer 1

The coping approach that Oleksiy is using is called EMOTION FOCUSED. 
Emotion focused coping involves making efforts to cope with the stress or the challenge one is passing through by reminding oneself that one is still luckier compare to others. This is called positive comparison. Emotion method of coping also include distancing oneself from the challenge or minimizing the problem.