Caleb feels very discouraged upon learning that he had been cut from the varsity football team and now will play with the junior varsity. Which of the following would be the most positive emotion-focused coping response?
a. ?He has several beers with his friends who do not play football.
b. ?He takes a brisk run until he is completely exhausted.
c. ?He contemplates life by himself, at home, with a bottle of wine.
d. ?He and a friend go to see a comedy at the movie theater.
ANSWER:
d
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