The Act of Focusing on One's Own Negative Emotions and Negative

question 173

Multiple Choice

The act of focusing on one's own negative emotions and negative self-appraisals and on their causes and consequences, without engaging in efforts to improve one's situation, is referred to as

• A) rumination.
• B) co-regulation.
• C) self-distraction.
• D) self-regulation.

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Definitions:

Auricle Upward

Movement or orientation of the ear or external part of the ear upwards.

Otoscope

Instrument with a special ear speculum used to examine the deeper structures of the external and middle ear.

Infant

A young child in the earliest period of life, especially from birth to one year of age.

Tinnitus

Ringing heard in one or both ears.