Sharon Robinson, a retired school teacher from Kentucky, is currently undergoing considerable stress following a lengthy property dispute with her relatives. In an attempt to reduce her stress, Sharon tries to feel good about her present life ardently believing that she would be able to improve the current situation merely by feeling positive about the unpleasant events in her life. In this instance, Sharon Robinson is trying to reduce her stress through

A) impulse control.
B) problem-focused coping.
C) masking.
D) emotion-focused coping.

D) emotion-focused coping.

Explanation:

From the passage, it can be deduced that Sharon tries to feel good about her present life ardently believing that she would be able to improve the current situation merely by feeling positive about the unpleasant events in her life.

Thereby adopting a emotion-focused coping strategy.

Emotion-focused coping is a type of stress management that helps to reduce negative emotional elements that occur due to exposure to stressors.

Negative emotions such as fear, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, brooding, aggression, depression, humiliation are reduced or removed by the individual using emotion-focused coping.