People are most likely to adopt a problem-focused coping strategy when they perceive the stressor as
a. negative.
b. uncontrollable.
c. positive.
d. controllable.
problem-focused coping strategy is aimed to directly tackle the stimulus that causing the stress. In general, this type of strategy is being carried out if the negative feeling / pain that caused by the stimulus is felt unbearable to the point where it could no longer be ignored.
