A student who has never written a term paper and is frightened by the prospect of such an effort may avoid reading the directions for the paper. "No one writes papers in French," or "You never told us what to do," might be used to deal with the problem. The student is using _______________.  

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A student who has never written a term paper and is frightened by the prospect of such an effort may avoid reading the directions for the paper. "No one writes papers in French," or "You never told us what to do," might be used to deal with the problem. The student is using _______________.  
A. avoidant coping 
B. learned helplessness
 C. a defense mechanism 
D. emotion-focused coping
i want to say its A?? help!

Ms. Sue · Answer

I agree.

AD · Answer

the correct answer is C. for anyone trying to get help for this question.