Vanna's mother is ill and Vanna is feeling overwhelmed and sad. To cope with this stress of her mother's illness, Vanna has been writing her feelings down in a journal. Vanna is using ________.

A) problem-focused coping
B) emotion-focused coping
C) distraction
D) reappraisal

Emotion-Focused Coping

refers to strategies aimed at managing and reducing the emotional distress associated with stressful situations.

Mother's Illness

Mother's Illness often refers to the impact, either psychological or situational, that the illness of a mother can have on her family dynamics, children's development, and caregiving roles within the family.