Just as Josh Is About to Print Out the Paper

question 38

Multiple Choice

Just as Josh is about to print out the paper that is due the next morning,there is a power failure.Josh tells himself that he's probably not the only one this happened to and that the paper isn't really that important anyway.Josh is engaging in

• A)intellectualization.
• B)emotion-focused coping.
• C)goal-focused coping.
• D)problem-focused coping.

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