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imagery rescripting

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A psychotherapeutic intervention where traumatic experiences are reprocessed by the patient and rescripted and redescribed with the intention of the current self to gain control over them and hence be less overwhelmed with negative emotions in their relation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Synonyms: imagery substitution, active imagination

Antonyms: none provided

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2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: korjaava mielikuvaharjoitus — Translations
  • German: Imaginatives Überschreiben — Translations