Facts about Cognitive Reappraisal
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The prefrontal cortex plays a central role in cognitive reappraisal by regulating activity in the amygdala during emotional processing.
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Frequent use of cognitive reappraisal is associated with greater well-being, stronger social relationships, and lower rates of depression and anxiety.
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Unlike suppression, cognitive reappraisal is an antecedent-focused strategy, meaning it intervenes early in the emotion-generative process before a full emotional response develops.
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Research by James Gross has shown cognitive reappraisal is more effective than expressive suppression at reducing negative emotion without the physiological costs of suppression.
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A core emotion regulation strategy, cognitive reappraisal involves changing how one mentally interprets a situation to alter its emotional impact.