Faced with overlapping, unrealistic deadlines at work, ivan recruits his friends to perform some of the routine clerical tasks associated with the projects. ivan is engaged in coping.

ivan is engaged in Problem-focused Coping
In problem-focused coping mechanism, we targets the causes of the stress in a practical ways.
By doing this, we could get rid the root of problem that cause the stress and prevent it from happening again in the future.

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