We often find ourselves in situations where we can’t see the bigger picture. For example, in cases where we feel extreme stress, anxiety, sadness, or anger, it can be challenging to grasp the consequences of this particular event.
To help us, we can use the technique’ psychological distancing’.The concept of psychological distancing is meant to describe our ability to “step back and without an immediate response, survey the environment, and reflect on the course of action instead of being dominated by immediate simulation” (pp.
337, Giesbrecht, Müller, & Miller, 2010).When reading the existing body of research about psychological distancing, there appear to be three main streams:The first and the third streams are the roots of.
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