. ▁ ▁This ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁extens ively ▁even ▁among ▁those ▁suffering ▁with ▁clin ical ▁de pression . ▁ ▁Music ▁Music ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁for ▁two ▁different ▁reasons ▁in ▁m ood ▁repair ▁strateg ies . ▁The ▁first ▁is ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁listener ▁to ▁identify ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁current ▁music ▁and ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁some ▁vent ilation ▁or ▁m ood ▁at ten u ation . ▁The ▁other ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁m ood - rep air ▁strategy ▁which ▁allows ▁the ▁listener ▁to ▁take ▁action ▁to ▁achieve ▁their ▁desired ▁m ood . ▁These ▁two ▁approaches ▁are ▁considered ▁the ▁m ood - con gru ent ▁listening ▁approach ▁and ▁the ▁m ood - in con gru ent ▁listening ▁approach , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁List ening ▁to ▁music ▁in ▁a ▁m ood - con gru ent ▁state ▁with ▁those ▁who ▁are ▁experien cing ▁negative ▁m ood ▁states ▁such ▁as ▁d ys ph oria , ▁or ▁sad ness , ▁can ▁allow ▁for ▁those ▁individuals ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁identify ▁with ▁the ▁music ▁that ▁shares ▁their ▁current ▁m ood . ▁This ▁m ood - con gru ency ▁effect ▁can ▁allow ▁for ▁individuals ▁eng aging ▁in ▁the ▁listening ▁of ▁m ood - con gru ent ▁music ▁to ▁become ▁increasing ly ▁aware ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁m ood . ▁It ▁is ▁the or ized ▁that ▁with ▁a ▁height ened ▁sense ▁of ▁m ood ▁recognition , ▁an ▁individual ▁is ▁capable ▁of ▁being ▁emp ower ed ▁by ▁recogn izing ▁that ▁the ▁current ▁m ood ▁is ▁their ▁own , ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁in ▁control ▁of