REVERSAL OF AFFECT

Modification of a harmful impulse into its opposite.

REVERSAL OF AFFECT: “Metamorphosis of a masochistic impulse to a sadistic impulse, trading off inflicting pain on oneself to inflict pain on others, is an example of reversal of affect.”

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Related terms:

  1. Reversal Theory
  2. Habit Reversal Training
  3. Reversal Theory
  4. REVERSAL ERROR
  5. REVERSAL DESIGN
  6. REVERSAL SHIFT
  7. BEHAVIOR REVERSAL
  8. Affect Intensity Measure (AIM) (Long and Short Form)
  9. Affect Heuristic
  10. POSITIVE AFFECT