Elizabeth's boss removes her from a project team working on an important presentation because of repeated tardiness. her response is to leave the office immediately and drown her sorrows by eating a pint of her favorite ice cream. this is an example of a. negative problem-focused coping b. positive relationship-focused coping c. positive problem-focused coping d. negative relationship-focused coping

This is an example of negative problem-focused coping.

Coping mechanisms are the strategies people often use in the face of stress and trauma to help manage painful or difficult emotions.

In this case, Elizabeth attempts to divert the focus from the real problem with an unproductive solution.

Elizabeth should focus on a productive solution, and accept her percentage of the blame to achieve personal and professional growth.

Every day we are faced with problems, challenges and obstacles, otherwise known as stressors, which result in stressful situations. Individual coping strategies are crucial to how a person experiences these stressors.

"social stratification refers to the way people are ranked and ordered in society. in western societies, stratification is primarily seen and understood as a result of socioeconomic status, which produces a hierarchy in which access to resources, and possession of them, increases from the lower to the upper strata"

yes i would go with c

hope i

-lavira: )