While walking through an abandoned area of town, you hear a deafening alarm sounding from an empty warehouse. Under which condition is this situation most likely to be stressful?

a. You know there is nothing you can do to stop the alarm.
b. You use emotion-focused coping before problem-focused coping.
c. You use problem-focused coping before emotion-focused coping.
d. You think you could stop the alarm if you could reach it, but you can't reach it.


Answer: d.

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