The Impact of Perspective Change As a Cognitive Reappraisal Strategy on Affect: A Systematic Review.

摘要: The strategic or deliberate adoption of a cognitively distanced, third-person perspective is proposed to adaptively regulate emotions. However, studies psychological disorders suggest spontaneous reflects counter-productive avoidance. Here we review that investigate the third- first-person vantage and its impact on affect in healthy people, ‘sub-clinical’ populations those with disorders. A systematic search was conducted across four databases. After exclusion criteria were applied, 38 identified investigated both imagery verbal instructions designed encourage self-reported affect. examined variety outcomes related recalling memories, imagining scenarios mood induction. These associated specific negative emotions states (dysthymia/sadness, anxiety, anger), mixed neutral autobiographical self-conscious (e.g. guilt). Engaging generally reduction intensity positive Studies included measures semantic change, suggested this key mediator following change. Strategically adopting “distanced,” linked valence, but addition has potential introduce new information which regulates emotion via Such reappraisal distinguishes distanced from habitual and/or shift occurs psychopathology.