Question

Jack, a high school student, is having some academic problems. In order to cope with this, Jack speaks to his teachers and asks that they extend deadlines for assignments. Jack's ability to use ___________ demonstrates his attempts to manage a stressful problem or situation by directly changing the situation to make it less stressful.

Answer 1

Problem-focused coping.

Step-by-step explanation:

Jack's ability to use problem-focused coping, demonstrates his attempts to manage a stressful problem or situation by directly changing the situation to make it less stressful. In the problem-focused coping approach Jack can deal with the problem of deadlines for assignments by speaking to his teachers. He successfully identified the problem and dealt with it to remove stress.