Robert is in a job that can be highly stressful. His behavioral reaction to job stress tends to be relatively healthy and adaptive, as he uses the following constructive coping mechanism:

A) ?He confronts problems indirectly.
B) ?He can realistically appraise his situation and make rational efforts to evaluate alternative courses of action.
C) ?He uses wishful thinking to escape his predicament.
D) ?He has learned to recognize and repress harmful emotional reactions to stress.


B

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