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Another feature of the invalidating environment is that it can reinforce displays of strong emotions. Reinforcement is any consequence that comes after a behavior that increases the likelihood that the behavior will either increase or be maintained at current levels.

Another way to think about a reinforcer is that it’s like a reward. So, if a person is ignored when they are distressed at low levels of emotional expression but attended to when they have big emotions, and if what they want is other people’s attention, then it makes sense that high emotions will show up more frequently.