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Putting a feeling into words ('affect labeling') reduces its intensity and calms the brain's alarm centre.

UCLA (Lieberman)

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The idea in context

Brain imaging shows that naming an emotion lowers activity in the amygdala. Simply saying 'I feel anxious' can take the edge off it.

Türkçe

Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Bir duyguyu sözcüklere dökmek, yani 'duyguyu adlandırmak', onun yoğunluğunu azaltır ve beynin alarm merkezini sakinleştirir.
UCLA (Lieberman)

Beyin görüntüleme çalışmaları, bir duyguyu adlandırmanın amigdaladaki etkinliği düşürdüğünü gösterir. Sadece 'kaygılı hissediyorum' demek bile onun sivriliğini azaltabilir.

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Lieberman et al. affect-labeling studies.

Background reading: Affect labelingAttribution and context are revised when stronger evidence appears. Corrections are welcome through the editorial page.
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