If you enroll in a Research Methods course without taking the prerequisites,__________  might be the most adaptive coping strategy. 

A) catharsis
B) denial
C) behavioral disengagement
D) displacement

Adaptive Coping

Strategies used to adjust to stressors in a healthy and constructive manner.

Catharsis

The release of emotional tension.

Denial

A psychological defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.