Abbie and her best friend, Aaliyah, frequently discuss their distress at being dumped by their boyfriends, repeatedly going over every painful detail of their breakups. This situation in which two friends keep revisiting upsetting issues, putting them at risk of anxiety or depression, is known as __________.

A. co-rumination
B. a clique
C. deviancy training
D. conventional morality


Answer: A

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