Decentering increases approach
motivation among distressed individuals
Decentering is the process of observing one's thoughts from a self-distanced
(i.e. third-person) and non-judgmental perspective, and it is clinically known
for its anxiolytic and anti-depressive effects. Decentering
increased self-reported approach motivation for high trait distress
individuals, and that this effect was not mediated by changes in state affect.
Approach
motivation is a necessary function that helps humans find solutions to
conflicted goals, and it is associated with a host of benefits such as reduced
anxiety. Therefore, aside from reducing state anxiety, helpful therapeutic
techniques may also be able to increase approach motivation in order to help
individuals re-engage in goals rather than being bogged down in ruminative
distress.
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