What is the main difference between active and avoidant coping?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Active coping tries to solve the problems at hand. Avoidant coping obstructs active coping with the problems.
Learning Objective: Describe different coping styles and their impacts on the adjustment process
Answer Location: p. 120-122, Active versus Avoidant Coping
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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