Aleksander has an 11:00 a.m. doctor’s appointment, for which the doctor is already 45 minutes late. Aleksander has an exam this afternoon, but very much wants to know the results of some lab work his doctor recently ordered. How can Aleksander handle the situation with emotion-focused coping?
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
Emotion-focused coping involves decreasing the effects of negative affective states through either cognitive reappraisal or defense mechanisms. Aleksander might reexamine the situation by understanding the doctor is running late because he is dealing with an emergency; or he needs to take more time with someone, just as he would with Aleksander if the situations were reversed. A useful defense mechanism to reduce negative emotions might be sublimating his conflicts into reviewing for the upcoming exam so he makes use of the extra time while waiting for the doctor.?
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