Practice question · True or false
Emotion-focused coping works best for controllable stressors and problem-focused coping for uncontrollable ones.
Hints
- Which strategy changes the situation?
- Match the strategy to what you can alter.
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False
Why
False. It is the reverse: problem-focused coping suits stressors you can change, and emotion-focused coping suits those you cannot, a terminal diagnosis, a bereavement. Mismatching them is itself a predictor of poor outcome, which is why the fit matters more than the strategy.
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