ies ▁to ▁help ▁an ▁individual ▁achieve ▁a ▁level ▁of ▁calm ▁and ▁reduce ▁the ▁stress ▁or ▁t ension ▁that ▁can ▁come ▁from ▁negative ▁m ood s . ▁These ▁techniques ▁are ▁often ▁very ▁method ical ▁in ▁their ▁approach ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁act ively ▁engaged ▁by ▁willing ▁participants ▁who ▁are ▁aware ▁of ▁how ▁to ▁en act ▁them . ▁Med itation ▁and ▁conscious ▁control ▁of ▁breath ing ▁are ▁two ▁common ▁examples . ▁ ▁Ex erc ise ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁help ▁individuals ▁alle vi ate ▁unw anted ▁m ood s ▁by ▁phys ically ▁eng aging ▁the ▁body ▁to ▁activ ate ▁end orph ins . ▁These ▁end orph ins ▁bring ▁about ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁eu ph oria ▁and ▁can ▁alle vi ate ▁und es irable ▁m ood s ▁by ▁participants ▁that ▁focus ▁on ▁eng aging ▁this ▁eu ph oria . ▁Ex erc ise ▁can ▁also ▁serve ▁to ▁dist ract ▁individuals ▁by ▁allowing ▁their ▁focus ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁a ▁specific ▁task , ▁such ▁as ▁foc using ▁on ▁lif ting ▁weights , ▁or ▁getting ▁across ▁the ▁finish ▁line , ▁allowing ▁less ▁room ▁for ▁rum ination ▁on ▁negative ▁thoughts . ▁ ▁Str ess ▁Management ▁activities ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁m ood ▁repair ▁strateg ies ▁and ▁the ▁stress ▁that ▁is ▁typically ▁accompanied ▁by ▁them . ▁By ▁cop ing ▁with ▁stress ▁through ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁techniques ▁individuals ▁are ▁able ▁to ▁learn ▁how ▁to ▁manage ▁their ▁day - to - day ▁lives ▁and ▁the ▁stim uli ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁known ▁to ▁cause ▁stress . ▁ ▁Sex ▁Sex ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁direct ▁t ension ▁reduction ,