Practice question · Sort into groups
Sort each emotion-regulation example as reappraisal or suppression.
Groups: Reappraisal · Suppression
- Keeping a neutral face while inwardly seething
- Deciding a rude remark 'says more about them than me' as it happens
- Reframing a rejection as 'not a good fit' before you feel crushed
- Reinterpreting a scary turbulence as 'just bumpy air' before fear takes hold
- Masking your disappointment so no one can tell
Hints
- Reappraisal reframes the situation BEFORE the emotion fully forms; suppression hides the expression AFTER it arises.
- If the person is masking an already-felt emotion, it is suppression.
Show the answer
Reappraisal: Reframing a rejection as 'not a good fit' before you feel crushed, Reinterpreting a scary turbulence as 'just bumpy air' before fear takes hold, Deciding a rude remark 'says more about them than me' as it happens
Suppression: Keeping a neutral face while inwardly seething, Masking your disappointment so no one can tell
Why
Reappraisal reframes the situation early, before the emotion fully develops; suppression masks the outward expression after the emotion has arisen. The timing - before versus after - is what separates the two strategies.
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