Question

"It's too bad my car was damaged by the tree that fell on it during the hurricane, but now I can get that new car I've wanted for so long." This is an example of which coping strategy?

Answer 1

cognitive reappraisal

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on this situation it can be said that the coping strategy being used is known as cognitive reappraisal. This term refers to a coping strategy in which the individual draws on cognitive control and executive functioning to reframe stimuli or situations within the environment to change their meaning and emotional valence. In this scenario, the individual is reshaping a bad situation that would have both negative economic and emotional consequences into a good scenario by changing it's meaning (saying that it allows her to buy the new car she wanted).