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A Friend Has Broken Up with His Girlfriend of Two

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A friend has broken up with his girlfriend of two years and is feeling down. How could emotion regulation help him? What are two behavioral and two cognitive strategies he might use to improve his emotional state? What is reappraisal, and how might it work to your friend's advantage?


Definitions:

Concrete Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development (typically age 7-12) where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete (physical and visible) events.

Ejaculation

Ejaculation is the discharge of semen from the male reproductive tract as a result of sexual arousal.

Menstruation

The monthly shedding of the uterine lining in females, accompanied by bleeding, marking a key component of the menstrual cycle.

Menarche

The occurrence of the first menstrual cycle in a female, marking the onset of reproductive capability.

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