Question

Shirley's mother is ill and she is feeling overwhelmed and sad To cope with the stress of her mother's illness, Shirley has been writing her feelings down in a journal. Shirley is using ____________.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is emotion-focused coping.

Explanation:

This stress management technique consists in reducing the effect of negative emotions through different methods.

Emotion-focused coping methods might be divided into positive and negative. In the example, Shirley is using a positive method (writing a journal). Negative methods, such as substance abuse, have harmful long-term effects.