Blake is waiting to hear whether he has been accepted to medical school. He is so anxious that he is having trouble working. To cope with the situation, he tries to keep himself from thinking about medical school or the admissions process. By engaging in this , Blake is likely to .

thought suppression

think about medical school even more

Explanation:

To cope with situation Blake engage himself and avoid thinking about medical school this is called thought suppression , thought suppression  means person consciously try to avoid or forget any thought  to deal with anxiety. But physiologist believe that leads to rebound effect which means un-consciously person think about more and feel more concerned about thought, un-wanted thoughts more likely to increase even person is un-willing to think about that thoughts.

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