The ObservatoryThe perspective shift
Try interpreting a stressful situation in a new way, and decide whether it is the perspective or the environment that needs to change.
How it works
- From the bookWrite
- The thought and the bodyWrite
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- Choose a frame, or change the environmentRateChooseWrite
Imagine you are on your way home from work and get stuck in a miles-long traffic jam after an accident. You are in a hurry, and it is easy to feel the frustration rise: "Why today of all days?" But in that moment there i …
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Why does it work?
Reappraisal is one of the best-studied strategies for regulating emotion, with small to medium effects in a meta-analysis by Webb, Miles & Sheeran (2012). The support is stronger in the laboratory than in everyday life, and reappraisal does not replace change when the environment itself is untenable (Maslach, Schaufeli & Leiter, 2001).
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