郁闷时的“购物疗法”
<p> 有人曾经做过一个调查,大家在心情郁闷的时候都会做什么来调节情绪。“大吃一顿”或者“购物”是多数人的回答。其实,如果从心理学的角度来分析的话,估计这两种方式都算得上是某种心理疗法了吧。所以,要说还是商家有头脑,知道每逢光棍节,不少单身人士都会比较郁闷,不如干脆大搞促销,让单身的人们参与<span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span>(购物疗法)。</p><p> </p><p> <span word="Retail">Retail</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyer">buyer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="disposition">disposition</span>. <span word="Often">Often</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="depression">depression</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="transition">transition</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="normally">normally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span>-<span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="habit">habit</span>. <span word="Items">Items</span> <span word="purchased">purchased</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="comfort">comfort</span> <span word="buys">buys</span>".</p><p> “购物疗法”指为了调整情绪或精神状态而进行的购物行为。这种情况多发于情绪沮丧或调整期,一般不会持续太长时间。这期间购买的物品有时被叫做“安慰购买品”。</p><p> <span word="Retail">Retail</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1980<span word="s">s</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="reference">reference</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span> <span word="Tribune">Tribune</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="Eve">Eve</span> 1986: "<span word="We">We</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span> <span word="measuring">measuring</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="bags">bags</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nursing">nursing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="psychic">psychic</span> <span word="ills">ills</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span>."</p><p> “购物疗法”(<span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span>)这个词首次使用是在上世纪80年代,最先出现在1986年圣诞前夜出版的《芝加哥先驱报》上:“我们已经变成了一个用购物袋衡量生活质量,用购物疗法抚慰心灵创伤的国家。” </p>
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