Sydney, a nursing assistant, is often asked to go to other departments and "fill in" but she doesn't feel competent to deal with many of these situations. Instead of addressing the issue with her supervisor, Sydney calls in sick to work when she is fairly sure she will be asked to move to another department. Sydney is engaging in

A. emotion-focused coping.
B. problem-focused coping.
C. behavior-focused coping.
D. reactive coping.


Answer: A

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