After a long day of being nice to impolite customers at the restaurant where she works, Marisa comes home and unwinds by playing several hours of a violent video game. When she is finished playing, she feels a little better about all of the times she had to endure the rudeness of her customers and couldn't say what she was thinking. A psychologist would say that she enjoys the game because it acts as a . A. catharsis B. physiological arousal C. maladaptive emotion D. verbal outburst

A. catharsis

Explanation:

Catharsis is a process of feeling relieved and stress-free after a hectic schedule or feeling happy after facing emotional torture.  

Here, Marisa has to be nice to impolite customers as it is a part of her job.

But internally, she must have felt bad.

So, Marisa comes home and unwinds by playing several hours of a violent video game to feel a little better about all of the times she had to endure the rudeness of her customers and couldn't say what she was thinking.

She enjoys the game because it acts as a catharsis.