According to Lazarus (1999), cognitive and behavioural efforts to manage specific external or internal demands that are appraised as taxing or exceeding the person's resources is known as ________.

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The definition provided in the question matches the concept of coping. Coping refers to the cognitive and behavioural efforts used to manage stressors that are perceived as exceeding one's resources. Therefore, option A is the correct answer. Option B (conflict management) refers specifically to managing conflict situations, option C (logical analysis) refers to using reasoning to understand a problem, and option D (distancing) refers to separating oneself from a difficult situation or emotion. Option E (emotion regulation) refers specifically to managing one’s emotional state.

According to Lazarus (1999), Cognitive and Behavioural Efforts to Manage