Dina suffers from phantom limb pain, ever since her leg was amputated following a car accident. She deals with the constant pain by focusing on her personal exercise and rehabilitation program, lifting weights and swimming several times a day. This is an example of

a) passive coping.
b) active coping.
c) progressive muscle relaxation.
d) EMG biofeedback.
b) active coping.


Ans: b) active coping.

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