reframes

Sees things differently

Reframes is the verb form of reframe, meaning to put something in a new perspective or context.

The original frame might be a literal picture frame, but usually it's a way of understanding: She reframes failure as a learning opportunity.

Therapists and coaches often encourage clients to reframe negative thoughts.

He reframes the debate by focusing on costs rather than benefits.

cognitive

rethink

Evaluate again differently

reconsider · reexamine · reanalyze · reformulate · redefine · reimagine · reconceive · recast · reconstrue · perspective-taking

perspective

viewpoint

Way of seeing things

  • angleGeometric measure of rotation
  • lensLight-focusing curved glass
  • vantagePosition of advantage

standpoint · outlook · paradigm · worldview · context · orientation · mindset · approach · perception · narrative

therapeutic

reappraisal

New assessment of value

mindfulness · acceptance · empowerment · healing · meaning-making · gratitude · affirmation · solution-focused

rhetorical

spin

Rapid rotation around axis

persuasion · talking-points · pivot · redirect · counter-narrative · optics · rebrand · relabel · rename · recharacterize

visual

crop

Cultivated agricultural plants

mounting · gallery · display · presentation · resize · artwork · canvas · photography · cinematography · shot

Opposites
cognitive perspective

reframestakes at face value

Believes as presented

reinforces · entrenches · confirms · doubles down · retains

interpretive flexibility

reframesfixates

Focuses with unhealthy intensity

rigidifies · ossifies · calcifies · cements · locks in

structural modification

reframespreserves

Cooked fruit in sugar

maintains · destroys · dismantles · demolishes · abandons

Family

reframe, reframing, reframed

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