Question

Cynthia’s daughter has received multiple behavioral referrals at school. The school social worker has tried to contact Cynthia for the past 2 weeks and has left messages for Cynthia to call her back. Cynthia continues to minimize her daughter’s disruptive behaviors and just ignores the phone calls. This is an example of:

Answer 1

Answer: Coping

Explanation:

From the information given in the following scenario/case, we can state or conclude that Cynthia's behavior is an example of coping. Coping  under the discipline of psychology is referred to as the active efforts or attempts made in order to reduce, master or tolerate the excessive demands created by or induced by stress.