#emotion | Noutez

New experiences can become the emotional background

A positive change can feel especially exciting at first and less striking after it becomes familiar. Hedonic adaptation describes this adjustment in emotional response over time. It does not mean every experience loses its value or that people inevitably return to exactly the same level of happiness.

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suppression

Hiding an expression does not necessarily remove the feeling

A person can look calm while still feeling upset. Expressive suppression involves holding back the outward signs of an emotion after it has begun. It changes what others can observe, but it does not necessarily reduce the internal experience to the same degree or communicate what the person needs.

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reappraisal

Changing an interpretation can change an emotion

An event's emotional impact partly depends on what it means to you. A brief reply may feel dismissive until you learn that the sender was rushing between meetings. Cognitive reappraisal involves changing an interpretation, rather than pretending the event did not happen or forcing a positive explanation.

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