Reflection is a type of rumination in which the individual contemplates and thinks of solutions for their problem. 

Reflection Rumination

Brooding is a type of rumination in which the individual passively thinks of their unattained goals and their depression. 

Brooding Rumination

There are two types of rumination, these types are:
* Reflection. 
* Brooding.

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Rumination is a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy in which a person repetitively focuses on their emotions and the reason for these emotions. Rumination can be maladaptive for everyone regardless of having a mental illness. Research has found that rumination is linked to higher intensities of depressive symptoms. Major depression disorder patients report more rumination than non-depression individuals. It was also found that major depression disorder patients are also more negatively affected by rumination when it was experimentally induced than undepressed individuals.

Rumination and Major Depression Disorder

Liu, D. Y., & Thompson, R. J. (2017). Selection and implementation of emotion regulation strategies in major depressive disorder: An integrative review. Clinical Psychology Review. 57, 183-194. doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2017.07.004

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