After breaking up with her boyfriend, kathy alleviated her stress by avoiding contact with her ex-boyfriend and by planning recreational activities with her best girlfriend. kathy's behavior best illustrates

Emotion-focused coping.

Explanation:

Emotion focused coping may be defined as the method by which the stress can be managed. The negative emotional response is reduced by coping with the situation.

Kathy contact with the ex boyfriend after break up with her boyfriend. Kathy tries to manage her stress by the emotion-focused coping as she reduces the negative emotional response of her boyfriend. She tries to indulge in recreational activities to increase the positive thoughts.

Thus, the answer is emotion-focused coping.

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