After his third month of low sales, ali is called into the sales manager's office and told that he had better start meeting his quota or he will be laid off. the manager appears to be coping with the problem of low sales by using a(n) coping strategy called . emotion-focused; escape-avoidanceb. problem-focused; confrontive copingc. problem-focused; planful problem solvingd. emotion-focused; distancing

problem-focused; confrontive coping

Explanation:

Problem-focused coping -

 This helps in tackles the problem causing the stress in a practical way. The main aim of these strategies is to identify the stress causing the problem.

Confrontive coping

- it is referred to an approach that main focus lies on stress management. It defined all the alternative ways that can be used to reduce stress like, taking advice from near one, meditating, etc.

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