Which of the following does not represent a negative coping strategy in stressful situations? After getting fired from her job, Susan became aggressive toward her family members. Georgia refused to believe her boyfriend wanted to break up with her and kept showing up at his house every weekend. After receiving a low score on two math exams, Mark lied about his grade to his parents and stopped studying for math. After getting fired from his job, Dale decided to take a short, inexpensive vacation before looking for another job.

The correct answer is D. After getting fired from his job, Dale decided to take a short, inexpensive vacation before looking for another job

Answer: Option (D) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Stress means any problem or news that disturbs peace of mind of an individual.

When a persons feels stress then he feels anxiety, anger or depression. As a result, his behavior also changes as he is likely to become irritated by small things or issues around his surroundings.

So, out of the given options the attitude or behavior after getting fired from his job, Dale decided to take a short, inexpensive vacation before looking for another job does not represent a negative coping strategy in stressful situations.

Because even getting fired from his job, Dale is not taking or feeling any stress.