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Auto-instructions positives

English translation: positive self-instructions

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French term or phrase:auto-instructions positives
English translation:positive self-instructions
Entered by: Barbara Cochran, MFA

15:26 Jun 21, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Psychology
French term or phrase: Auto-instructions positives
This is a user manual for a virtual reality exposure therapy programme. Most of the manual deals with therapeutic approaches before the actual virtual therapy takes place, in order to give patients the tools to deal with any resulting anxiety. One sub-heading is 'auto-instructions positives'. Some context is below (I am pasting a fair bit so you get a better idea). I am struggling to come up with a translation for it - positive affirmations came to mind but then I start doubting it. Thanks for any help.


Les slogans que l'on observe dans notre société sont des sentences assez simples, percutantes et répétées ad infinitum. Leur finalité est de pousser des personnes ou des masses à adopter un comportement spécifique : choix et achat d'un produit pour un slogan à but commercial, vote pour un candidat pour les slogans à visée électorale..

L'idée est d'exploiter l'incroyable puissance d'auto-persuasion de ces slogans pour la thérapie elle même. Il s'agira donc de slogans thérapeutiques : les auto-instructions positives. Le patient ne peut pas toujours contrôler ses émotions (il doit les accepter) mais il peut contrôler ce qu'il se dit à lui-même.

En voici 15 issus de la littérature (Beck) et de mon expérience mais chacun est libre d'en rajouter de nouvelles :
Je dois me forcer
Je dois me lancer
Je dois agir avec l’impulsion
Je ne sais pas jusqu'à ce que j’essaye
Je dois prendre des risques
Je dois me surprendre
Je dois prendre des risques
Je suis assez fort(e) pour surmonter cela
Alison Wedley
France
Local time: 12:31
positive self-instructions
Explanation:
Common term in psychology. You'll find it if you google it.

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Note added at 15 mins (2017-06-21 15:42:14 GMT)
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1018740725281
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 06:31
Grading comment
many thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3positive affirmations
philgoddard
4 +2positive self-instructions
Barbara Cochran, MFA


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
positive self-instructions


Explanation:
Common term in psychology. You'll find it if you google it.

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Note added at 15 mins (2017-06-21 15:42:14 GMT)
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https://link.springer.com/article/10.1023/A:1018740725281

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 06:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch: I think it may be better in the singular form. http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/140/4/367?ck=nck
1 hr
  -> Thank you, B D.
agree  Yolanda Broad: I agree with BD Finch
11 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
auto-instructions positives
positive affirmations


Explanation:
I don't disagree with Barbara's literal translation, but I think your own suggestion sounds better - it's something you'd expect to see in a text like this.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: A tautology
1 hr
  -> Yes, but I think a permissible one. Affirmations on its own would be a bit bland.
agree  Jennifer White: a tautology, yes, but lots of google hits for this, eg List of Positive Affirmations: Positive affirmations for gratitude. Positive affirmations for confidence. Positive affirmations for happiness. Positive affirmations for love. Positive affirmations for
2 hrs
agree  Herbmione Granger: If my understanding is correct, this is used for the actual positive 'slogans therapeutiques'. The technique is 'self-affirmation'.
2 hrs
agree  Victoria Britten
13 hrs
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