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?
A cognitive emotional
B emotion focused
C problem focused
D stress free

Answer 1

Answer:B emotion focused

Explanation:

Emotion-Focused Coping.

Emotion-focused coping is a strategy we used to copy with stressors by minimzing our negative response to stressors.

Instead of being anxious or depressed one finds a way to eliminate those emotions or minimize them.

problem-focused is based on finding a solution that will remove the cause of stress however emotion focused coping mechanism is controlling your reaction to stress without removing the stressors.

Benefits

Some of the things in life are not easy to remove permanently such that it will be good to find proper ways to respond to them. This is why emotion focused coping mechanism is crucial because it changes and build up our attitude on how we deal with potential stressor which aims at reducing negative responses. This means one doesn't sit and wait to find a solution or endlessly work on changing what can not be changed but they find ways to deal with it in a positive way that doesn't impact them negatively.

This will help an individual eliminate chronic stress and have a positive look at life.