Alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods is called?

• A. Coping
• B. Escapism
• C. Suppression
• D. Rumination

Answer: (A)

Coping refers to the set of strategies people use to manage stress, drawing on emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods. Emotional coping includes things like expressing feelings, seeking social support, or practicing relaxation; cognitive coping involves reinterpreting the situation, planning, or reframing thoughts; behavioral coping covers actions that reduce stress, such as problem solving, time management, or making concrete changes. This broad idea fits best because it describes the actual tools people use to alleviate stress, rather than avoidance (escapism), suppressing thoughts or feelings (suppression), or dwelling on the distress (rumination).