▁social ▁support ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁particip ant ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁“ vent ” ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁current ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁und es irable ▁m ood . ▁This ▁allows ▁for ▁the ▁em otion ▁to ▁be ▁released ▁from ▁any ▁form ▁of ▁t ension ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁individual ▁r umin ating ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁and ▁open ▁for ▁a ▁re inter pret ation ▁by ▁the ▁listener . ▁Gr at ification ▁is ▁a ▁ple as urable ▁reaction ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁communication ▁of ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁unw anted ▁m ood . ▁This ▁type ▁of ▁grat ification ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁reward ▁for ▁the ▁particip ant ▁in ▁re le asing ▁the ▁t ension ▁carried ▁by ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁m ood ▁and ▁a ▁feeling ▁of ▁relief . ▁Sp ending ▁time ▁with ▁someone ▁and ▁eng aging ▁in ▁an ▁emot ional ▁activity ▁are ▁also ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁forms ▁of ▁social ▁support . ▁These ▁forms ▁of ▁social ▁support ▁allow ▁for ▁an ▁individual ▁to ▁become ▁dist ract ed ▁from ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁the ▁issue ▁and ▁allow ▁for ▁time ▁to ▁go ▁by ▁and ▁allow ▁for ▁a ▁process ▁of ▁m ood ▁at ten u ation . ▁Eng aging ▁in ▁emot ional ▁activities ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁emot ions ▁the ▁particip ant ▁is ▁currently ▁experien cing , ▁like ▁helping ▁others ▁or ▁experien cing ▁pleasure ▁things , ▁may ▁also ▁increase ▁the ▁speed ▁of ▁at ten u ation ▁by ▁diver ting ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁their ▁m ood ▁towards ▁other ▁things . ▁ ▁Active ▁m ood ▁management ▁Rel ax ation ▁techniques ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁as ▁m ood - rep air ▁strateg