Concluding from Their Review of the Literature on the Relationship

question 56

Multiple Choice

Concluding from their review of the literature on the relationship between coping and survival rates,Petticrew and colleagues found that

• A)fighting spirit coping increased survival rates
• B)active coping increased survival rates
• C)problem focused coping increased survival rates
• D)coping strategies did not affect survival rates
• E)emotion focused coping decreased survival rates

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