Which of the following is the cognitive strategy of responding to the stress that you are feeling, rather than confronting the root problem?

Emotion-focused coping

Explanation:

Emotion-focused coping is the technique of relieving stress by reducing the negative emotions such as fear, anxiety, embarrassment, etc. In this coping method, the emotions are relieved by suppressing emotion instead of confronting the root cause of the problem.

There are two types of emotion-focused coping: Positive and negative.

In positive emotion-focused coping method, the person can relieve stress by either writing or talking about the problem, or meditations, etc.

In negative coping method, a person can suppress stress using drugs.

So, the correct answer is emotion-focused coping.