After a long week balancing her work at the office, visiting her husband who was in the hospital with a broken leg, and making sure she took her turn driving the carpool for her children, Beverly decided she needed some time for herself. She stopped by the mall and purchased the leather jacket she had been admiring. Beverly's coping response to stress can be BEST described as

a. indulging oneself.
b. blaming oneself.
c. giving up.
d. constructive coping.


A

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