David often finds himself imagining the worst possible outcome of a stressful situation. His constructive coping tactic is to detect and dispute his negative self-talk. This is an example of

a. a problem-focused strategy.
b. an emotion-focused strategy.
c. a healthy-focused strategy.
d. an appraisal-focused strategy.


D

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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