The concept of reversal is used in psychology.
Reversion is a term in our language that comes from the Latin word reversĭo . It is about, especially in the field of law, the process and the consequence of reversing . This verb refers to returning something to the state it had before or to nullifying a certain change .
For example: “The neighbors requested the reversal of the service concession due to its poor functioning,” “The reversal of the forced withdrawals was a decision of the president,” “The prosecutor requested the reversal of the conditional release due to the dangerous behavior of the convicted person.” ” .
The psychological reversal
In certain branches of psychology , the difference that exists between what a person consciously desires and the actions he or she actually carries out to satisfy those desires is called psychological reversal . This is seen in individuals who do not do something even though they know that the result of the action can bring a benefit, or in subjects who always postpone doing something that they nevertheless want to achieve.
In this context, we also talk about self-sabotage. The following symptoms can be observed, in addition to those mentioned in the previous paragraph: doing things that cause problems, both emotionally and at work or professional level; allowing others to take advantage of you; and feel trapped, in a dead end.
Psychological reversal can be understood as an entity that sabotages our plans from within , and while it is active it is not possible to completely eliminate emotional distress, negative or self-destructive thoughts, or the experiences that lead us to feel that way. Acting in this way, avoiding those experiences that we know would make us happy and going towards those that cause us suffering , achieves nothing other than sensations such as guilt , self-rejection, shame and self-criticism, which leads to us isolating ourselves from our environment.
It is a very common disorder, although people who suffer from it do not always express it in a way that makes it easy to detect it without knowledge of psychology. Ultimately, the psychological reversal leads them to believe that they do not deserve happiness , or that they cannot achieve the aforementioned goals, and that is why they punish themselves, and all this makes the situation even worse. It is a mechanism that feeds on its own consequences, which becomes a dangerous cycle from which it is very difficult to escape without adequate help.
In music, a remake means a new version of a song.
A modification of the orientation of the magnetic field
Geomagnetic reversal , on the other hand, is a modification of the orientation of the Earth 's magnetic field that reverses the positions of the south and north magnetic poles . The last reversal of this type took place about 780,000 years ago and is called Brunhes-Matuyama , in honor of two physicists who made important discoveries and contributions to paleomagnetism (the discipline of geomagnetism that studies the Earth's magnetic field). These types of phenomena extend over hundreds of millennia and generally lead to a prolonged weakening of the magnetic field, after which it usually recovers quickly when the new orientation is established.
Throughout the known history of our planet, geomagnetic reversals are known to have taken place very sporadically, between one and five times per million years. However, there are also indications of periods in which the stability of the Earth's magnetic field lasted several tens of millions of years. On the other hand, there are also examples of reversals that occurred spaced no more than 50,000 years apart.
Reversal in music
In the field of music , the creation and presentation of a new version of a song is known as reversal.
In 2003 , for example, the Argentine musician Gustavo Cerati released an album titled “Reversiones: Siempre es hoy” which, as its title indicates, is made up of different versions of the songs he had already included in “Siempre es hoy” .