noun. With regard to various contexts of therapy, specifically CBT, a brief phrase which is spoken again and again by a patient in effort to plant seeds of happy and positive notions, conceptions, and attitudes into one's psyche.
AFFIRMATION: "Affirmations have been touted as being highly influential if used on a regular basis."
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "AFFIRMATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/affirmation/ (accessed October 20, 2021).
