Problem-focused coping involves solving problems, while emotion-focused coping involves minimizing them. At first, the logic of problem-focused coping, and its mathematical sense, seems to recommend it as the unquestionable best tactic. But is emotional coping really wrong? One of the attributes is "perceiving value in putting up with negative events." Isn't this patience, commonly considered a virtue? It also involves "regulat[ing] emotional response," which is an attribute of successful adulthood. It's a good thing that all people use both forms of response, because I think that they are both useful, and emotion-focused coping shouldn't be so discounted.