Question

Renata often has conflicts with her boss at work, which causes her a great deal of stress. To cope with her stress, Renata develops a plan of action to confront her boss so that her situation will be less stressful. In this situation, Renata exhibits ____.

Answer 1

Answer: Problem-focused coping

Explanation:

Problem-focused coping is defined as trying to resolve a stressful event so that stress from it can be reduced or trying to resolve a problem to reduce stress for the individual involved. Most times this can be resolved by dialogue especially when the individual affected can't bear the situation anymore, so they call the other party and try to inform them about the issue and seek ways to settle it. Reneta's plan to confront her boss based on their conflict at work is seen as a problem focused coping. This primarily aims to regain a healthy working environment.