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What is the Change Triangle?
A psychological concept for managing emotions
What are defense mechanisms?
Automatic strategies to avoid uncomfortable emotions
What are core emotions?
Primary and adaptive emotions providing information about needs and experiences
Study Notes
- The Change Triangle is a psychological concept for managing emotions.
- It was developed by Hilary Jacobs Hendel based on AEDP principles.
- The triangle has three vertices: defense mechanisms, inhibitory emotions, and core emotions.
- Defense mechanisms are automatic strategies to avoid uncomfortable emotions.
- Inhibitory emotions suppress core emotions due to social or cultural conditioning.
- Examples of inhibitory emotions include guilt, shame, and anxiety.
- Core emotions are primary and adaptive, providing information about needs and experiences.
- Examples of core emotions are joy, sadness, anger, and fear.
- The Change Triangle helps people understand and transform difficult emotions.
- It is a tool for healing emotional suffering.
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