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Minimisation is a type of deception〔Guerrero, L., Anderson, P., Afifi, W. (2007). Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships (2nd ed.). Los Angeles: Sage Publications.〕 involving denial coupled with rationalisation in situations where complete denial is implausible. It is the opposite of exaggeration. Minimization – downplaying the significance of an event or emotion - is a common strategy in dealing with feelings of guilt.〔Robert Hoyk/Paul Hersey, ''The Ethical Executive'' (2008) p. 68〕 Words associated with minimisation include: ==Manipulative abuse== Minimization may take the form of a manipulative technique: * observed in abusers and manipulators to downplay their misdemeanors when confronted with irrefutable facts.〔Simon, George K. In Sheep's Clothing: Understanding and Dealing with Manipulative People (1996)〕〔(Minimization: Trivializing Behavior as a Manipulation Tactic )〕 * observed in abusers and manipulators to downplay positive attributes (talents and skills etc.) of their victims.〔 (Discounting, Minimizing, and Trivializing )〕 'Typical psychological defenses exhibited by stalkers and guilty criminal suspects include denial, rationalization, minimization and projection of blame onto the victim'.〔Abby Stein, ''Prologue to Violence'' (2006) p. 6〕 A variation on minimisation as a manipulative technique is ''"claiming altruistic motives"'' such as saying "I don't do this because I am selfish, and for gain, but because I am a socially aware person interested in the common good".〔Kantor, Martin The Psychopathology of Everyday Life 2006〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minimisation (psychology)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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