Neal knows that the Thanksgiving dinner with his in-laws, who do not particularly like him, will be stressful. He and Nicki, his wife, decide that there are certain topics they will just bluntly change should they be raised by the in-laws. They also decide that Nicki will, should her parents persist, state that family gatherings should be pleasant and pursuing certain issues will create such
unpleasantness that she and Neal will leave. Neal and Nicki are best described as engaging in ____ coping.
a. problem-focused
b. emotion-focused
c. proactive
d. anticipatory
c
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