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The decatastrophizing technique is what?
n. a technique that explores the reality of a feared stimulus to lessen the perceived or anticipated danger is used to treat people with irrational or exaggerated fears. The method entails confronting the worst-case scenario of a feared event or object and using mental imagery to look at where the effects of the event or object have been overestimated (magnified or exaggerated) and where the patient’s coping mechanisms have been underestimated.
What is the purpose of decatastrophizing?
Decatastrophizing is a type of cognitive reappraisal that can assist us in changing the way we perceive emotional circumstances, provide emotional control, and lessen catastrophic thinking and anxiety (Mashal et al.). , 2019). The worst-case scenario is confronted by asking: What if the feared event or object occurred, what would happen then? An example of decatastrophizing is: I could make an absolute fool of myself if I say the wrong thing.