reappraise
ree-uh-PRAYZ
Definition
A cognitive strategy of changing how one interprets or thinks about a situation to alter its emotional impact.
Etymology
Derived from the prefix 're-' (again) and the verb 'appraise' (to assess the value of). It entered English to describe the act of re-evaluating or forming a new judgment about something.
In the news
The article contrasts reappraisal with suppression, noting that while suppression hides outward signs of emotion, reappraisal manages the emotion by shifting one's understanding of the event itself.
Psychology suggests people who habitually suppress their emotions may pay a price far beyond feeling worse in the moment — a 12-year study involving researchers at Harvard and the University of Rochester found that people who bottled up their feelings th
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