Table 1.

A theoretical breakdown of self-regulation into four general self-regulation approaches with an example strategy for each approach

	Cooling down temptations	Heating up goals
Behavioral action	approach: action toward a temptation	approach: action toward a goal
	typical strategy: avoidance of temptations	typical strategy: goal and rule setting
Altering the psychological meaning	approach: altering the psychological meaning of a temptation	approach: altering the psychological meaning of a goal
	typical strategy: distraction	typical strategy: focus on attractiveness of goal