Dylan attends a friend's wedding where he knows his ex is also invited. To manage his negative emotions, Dylan keeps telling himself that the relationship was not good and he's better off now. This emotion regulation strategy is known as

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Reappraisal is the emotion regulation strategy in which a person changes their emotional response to a situation by reinterpreting the meaning of the situation. In this case, Dylan is using reappraisal by reminding himself that the relationship was not good and he is better off now in order to manage his negative emotions towards his ex at the wedding. Choice A, avoidance, is the act of avoiding or removing oneself from a situation that is causing negative emotions. Choice B, suppression, is the act of consciously trying to suppress or hide emotions. Choice D, selective attention, is the act of intentionally focusing only on certain aspects of a situation while ignoring others.

Dylan Attends a Friend's Wedding Where He Knows His Ex