reappraisal
- noun
- /ˌriːəˈpreɪzəl/
- Specialized
- "There was a brief silence, during which I had an opportunity to make an agonizing reappraisal of the situation."
- cognitive reappraisal
- positive reappraisal
The second is safety reappraisal, really reinterpreting, reinforcing that these sensations that you're feeling are actually safe.
- The second is safety reappraisal, really reinterpreting, reinforcing that these sensations that you're feeling are actually safe.
- So this constant vigilance that occurs through the reappraisal.
- Together, the mindful awareness and the cognitive reappraisal makes your toolkit A resilient skills that help you to know what is the right amount.
Examples
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After reflecting on her initial reaction, she decided a positive reappraisal of the situation would help her cope better.
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These three studies found active coping, increased effort, and positive reappraisal to be the most commonly used coping strategies.
Academic text (2007) -
I've just gone through an agonizing reappraisal of our situation.
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He reviews his life, indulging those same motivations, focusing almost solely on himself as a victim and offering no reappraisal of his own behavior.
Academic text (1990) -
There is a lot I've been thinking about lately, and I've been doing a great deal of reappraisal of how I relate to Atheism, to Skepticism, and how I see myself fitting into it.
Blog text (10) -
Older people appraised stressful situations as less changeable than younger people did, and thus they emphasized emotion-focused coping methods, including distancing and reappraisal.
Academic text (1990) -
The therapist encouraged her to engage in a reappraisal of her feelings to better manage her anxiety.
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Through reappraisal, he learned to see challenges as opportunities for growth rather than obstacles.
Synonyms
A new check to see if something is still right after time or change
The act of looking again at something to decide how important it is
A new check of the value or importance of something
A second check of something to find mistakes or missing details
Thinking about something in a new way to create a different idea
To form a new idea or plan after thinking about something again
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Reappraisal comes from re- 'again' and appraisal from appraise 'to judge', and in psychology it means changing the way you judge a situation so it feels different. So reappraisal is a way of looking at the same event again in a new way to change your emotions.