Question

When we try to lift our spirits by avoiding negative thoughts, we are attempting –. This strategy often has a – effect. When we focus on our negative thoughts, we are engaged in –. This strategy prolongs our unhappy mood and undermines better strategies, such as –.

Answer 1

Answer:

When we try to lift our spirits by avoiding negative thoughts, we are attempting thought suppression. This strategy often has a rebound effect. When we focus on our negative thoughts, we are engaged in rumination. This strategy prolongs our unhappy mood and undermines better strategies, such as distraction.

*A rebound effect of thought suppression represents an increased return of the unwanted thought.

*Rumination in psychology represents our continuous focus on something that makes us stressed out or unhappy.

*Distraction refers to our behaviors that enable us to get our mind off something that we are anxious about.