Ostrich Mentality
Updated 2026-09-10
INTRODUCTION
English translation pending.
CORE DEFINITION
Like the ostrich that supposedly buries its head in the sand, one responds to threat or bad news by avoiding, denying, or refusing to see it. Its scaffold is recognizing avoidant coping: the self-check question is whether I am evading a fact I do not want to face. As a negative example, it reminds us to confront the problem actively instead of pretending it does not exist.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
- Name the evasion: check whether you are avoiding data, delaying a conversation, or filtering news. - Bring it forward: put the unwelcome information on the table before the reaction to it. - Separate fact from feeling: handle the fact first, and the emotion about it separately.
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The mechanism is avoidance coping: facing a threat or bad news, one denies or redirects attention to relieve the anxiety of the moment. The problem itself has not disappeared, only its exposure is postponed, and the delay usually enlarges it. Relief now is traded for a larger confrontation later, which is why the strategy feels protective while being corrosive.
MINIMUM ACTION
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