Question

Yolanda and Fae both lost their part-time jobs at Fast-Foods-R-Us because of cutbacks. Yolanda dealt with the stress by revising her resume and applying for new jobs. Fae dealt with the stress by seeking out the help of her close friends. Which of the following is true about their coping strategies?
a.Yolanda is using problem-focused coping; Fae is using emotion-focused coping.
b.Both Yolanda and Fae are using emotion-focused coping.
c.Both Yolanda and Fae are using problem-focused coping.
d.Yolanda is using emotion-focused coping; Fae is using problem-focused coping.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Yolanda is using problem-focused coping; Fae is using emotion-focused coping.

Explanation:

The strategies use by both Yolanda and Fae is quite different. Yolanda who dealt with the stress by revising her resume and applying for new jobs simply used problem-focused coping while Fae who decided to deal with the decision by seeking out the help of her close friends simply used the emotion-focused coping.

Problem-focused coping deals with the origin of stressful occurrence which is the cause of the stress in practical ways, This directly reduce the stress witnessed

Emotion-focused coping deals with the process of managing the emotion attached to the situation instead of finding a solution to the situation itself.

Answer 2

Answer:

a.Yolanda is using problem-focused coping; Fae is using emotion-focused coping.

Explanation:

Yolanda lost her job and immediately began to search for another job, submitting her resume, while Fae sought out the help of her friends to overcome the grief of losing her job.

Yolanda is trying to cope with the grief and sadness of suddenly losing her job by going out to search for other jobs and submitting her qualifications and resume which is problem focused coping.

While Fae is trying to cope with the grief of the loss of her job through the help of friends. This is emotion focused coping.