Felicia is about to perform her first surgery, and recognizes that she is becoming sweaty and flushed. To calm her emotions, she walks herself through the steps of the surgery, and imagines the family's positive reaction when the surgery is complete. Felicia is engaging in which of the following emotional regulation strategies?

A) reappraisal
B) attention deployment
C) suppression
D) cognitive change

Cognitive Change

The transformation or development in an individual’s thinking, understanding, learning, and processing of information.

Emotional Regulation

The process by which individuals influence which emotions they have, when they have them, and how they experience and express these emotions.

Surgery

A branch of medicine that involves the manual and instrumental techniques to treat diseases, injuries, or deformities.