If one's stressors are controllable, coping techniques that are ________ will be most useful; if one's stressors are uncontrollable, it is useful to try coping techniques that are ________

a. emotion-focused; problem-directed
b. cognitive; somatically-focused
c. problem-directed; emotion-focused
d. somatically-focused; cognitive


Answer: c. problem-directed; emotion-focused

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