Which of the following best captures a strategy associated with positive reframing?

• A. Diminishing the importance of others' concerns
• B. Turning negative messages into positive messages
• C. Ignoring feedback
• D. Avoiding problem solving

Answer: (B)

Positive reframing focuses on changing how a negative message is interpreted, turning it into a more constructive, hopeful, or actionable interpretation. Turning negative messages into positive messages fits this approach, because it takes a setback or critical feedback and recasts it in a way that highlights potential improvements and next steps. This helps manage emotional reactions, reduces defensiveness, and keeps problem solving moving forward. Dismissing others’ concerns, ignoring feedback, or avoiding problem solving don’t use a constructive reinterpretation of the situation; they shut down engagement rather than transforming the message into something that can be acted on.