Slaton immediately becomes upset when his football coach yells at him and yanks him from the game.Sitting on the sideline a few minutes later,Slaton tells himself that the coach is only trying to make him a better player.He begins to feel better,illustrating the process of:

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Reappraisal is the cognitive process of re-evaluating a situation to modify its emotional impact. In this case, Slaton is using reappraisal by telling himself that the coach is only trying to make him a better player and changing his negative emotions to a more positive outlook. Emotional communication refers to the nonverbal expression of emotions, suppression refers to the conscious suppression of emotions, and affect labeling refers to putting a label on an emotion one is experiencing. None of these processes are demonstrated in the scenario.

Slaton Immediately Becomes Upset When His Football Coach Yells at Him