Jillian is having a hard day at work after her boss took her off an important project. When she got home, she yelled into her pillow. Several days later, Jillian will likely feel ____. Group of answer choices
a. better than she would have if she had not yelled into her pillow
b. about the same as she would have if she had not yelled into her pillow
c. worse than she would have if she had not yelled into her pillow
d. no better or worse because she only yelled into the pillow once.

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Answer: A

Explanation: Jillian would feel better because she expressed her thoughts and emotions. Although she wasn't able to yell at her boss, she found a way of discharging those negative thoughts with something else by pretending the pillow is her boss.

This technique is used in psychotherapy, where the therapist tells the patient to imagine that X person is there and tell him/her what are your feelings towards it.