A habit of playing video games to take your mind off of your worry about keeping up with class reading assignments best illustrates a maladaptive internal locus of control. type b personality. adaptation-level phenomenon. emotion-focused coping strategy.

The correct answer is emotion focused coping strategy

This is a strategy of coping with overwhelming stress by reducing and managing the intensity of the emotion causing the distress. It focuses on managing the emotions rather than solving the actual problem itself.