Mental contrasting is a problem-solving strategy and motivational tool that leads to selective behavior modification. In mental contrasting individuals first positively fantasize about a wished for future (e.g., solve an ongoing interpersonal conflict) and then mentally elaborate the current reality that stands in the way of realizing the envisioned future (e.g., shyness). Imagining the future and then imagining real-life obstacles reveal that in order to realize the wished for future one has to act on the current reality (e.g., to solve the interpersonal conflict one needs to overcome the present shyness). As a consequence, expectations of overcoming the obstacle determine one’s behavior: high expectations lead to increased effort and more success and low expectations lead to decreased effort and less success. The latter helps people disengage from unrealistic wishes and free up resources for other goals.
출처: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_contrasting
문제해결 과정에서 이상(목표)과 현실의 차이를 어떻게 좁힐 것인지 궁리하는 것인 mental contrasting이다. 양극성 장애에서 deficit이 심한 측면 중 하나가 아닐지.
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