Liam and Lewa, a Young Married Couple, Were Having a Marital

Liam and Lewa, a young married couple, were having a marital spat that got more and more heated. Liam got so angry that he used something against Lewa he knew was a weakness of hers and would make Lewa feel vulnerable. She cried and said, "I can't believe you said that. I don't think I can live with you anymore." The next day, as Lewa was packing to leave, Liam wondered to himself why he had made the hurtful comment. Which strategy could Liam have used to better regulate his emotion?

A) When he felt himself getting angry, he could have counted to 10 or reminded himself that this was a point at which he might say something he would regret.
B) He could have changed the subject completely and avoided talking about the problem.
C) He could have told Lewa that she was incorrectly appraising a situation and urged her to reappraise the situation.
D) When he felt himself getting angrier, he could have stopped and thought of different words rather than using the appeal to emotion.