Reversal theory is a structural, phenomenological theory of personality, motivation, and emotion in the field of psychology.[1] It focuses on the dynamic qualities of normal human experience to describe how a person regularly reverses between psychological states, reflecting their motivational style, the meaning they attach to a situation at a given time, and the emotions they experience.[2]
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- ^ Apter, Michael J. (2005). Personality Dynamics: Key Concepts in Reversal Theory (PDF). Loughborough: Apter International. ISBN 0-9545045-2-6. OCLC 773192789. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-19.