Brian has just lost his job. he is proactive in trying to resolve this source of stress: he immediately uses the internet to look up other jobs in his field and plans to eliminate non-essentials from his budget to make his savings last longer. which type of coping approach is brian using?

Problem-focused

Explanation:

From the given case/scenario, we can state that Brian is using problem focused coping approach. Problem-focused coping behaviors are referred to as those which are aimed at resolving or reducing particular threats or their  negative consequences, examples are controlling the symptoms or on the other hand finding ways in order to overcome these illness-related block.