▁to ▁consider ▁when ▁propos ing ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁m ood ▁repair ▁strategy ▁is ▁what ▁kind ▁of ▁state ▁the ▁unh appy ▁individual ▁is ▁in . ▁ ▁If ▁the ▁individual ▁is ▁de pressed , ▁avoid ance ▁fr amed ▁messages ▁have ▁been ▁shown ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁greatest ▁influence ▁on ▁increasing ▁m ood . ▁ ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁present ing ▁m ood ▁repair ▁strateg ies ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁seem ▁like ▁they ▁are ▁attempting ▁to ▁achieve ▁happiness , ▁but ▁rather ▁to ▁avoid ▁sad ness , ▁are ▁more ▁effective . ▁Ind ividual s ▁who ▁are ▁not ▁clin ically ▁de pressed ▁respond ▁better ▁to ▁approach ▁fr amed ▁messages ▁of ▁m ood ▁repair . ▁ ▁These ▁individuals ▁are ▁usually ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁ach ieving ▁happiness . ▁ ▁Ind ividual ’ s ▁per ception s ▁of ▁the ▁des ira b ility ▁of ▁m ood ▁change ▁and ▁the ▁lik elihood ▁that ▁a ▁strategy ▁may ▁work ▁are ▁what ▁bring ▁about ▁success . ▁ ▁Direct ing ▁the ▁individual ▁seeking ▁m ood ▁repair ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁concrete , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁abstract , ▁processing ▁is ▁another ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁presentation . ▁Abstract ▁processing ▁focus es ▁on ▁“ why ” ▁questions ▁while ▁concrete ▁processing ▁is ▁focused ▁on ▁moment - to - m oment ▁experiences . ▁ ▁Con crete ▁processing ▁allows ▁people ▁to ▁focus ▁away ▁from ▁their ▁current ▁negative ▁state . ▁ ▁This ▁kind ▁of ▁processing ▁naturally ▁coinc ides ▁with ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁imag ery . ▁P air ing ▁highly ▁sens ory ▁imag ery ▁with ▁em otion ally ▁relevant ▁memory ▁has