There's a psychological term for this: downward comparison.
有一个心理学术语叫做：向下比较。
It is including similar comparison, upward comparison and downward comparison.
社会比较可分为相似比较、向上比较和向下比较。
Remind yourself, "It could be worse. " Making a downward comparison by comparing your situation to people with worse troubles puts your problems into perspective.
提醒自己， “这可能更糟”将你的处境和那些有更糟糕麻烦的人们进行“向下比较”，这能将客观地看待你的问题。
"If you can't change what you did, then downward social comparison helps us gain perspective," Ms. Bauer said. "and those people are able to move on and re-engage in other goals."
鲍尔女士指出：“如果你不能改变你所做的一切，那么向下的社会比较可以帮助我们获得更多憧憬，而且能够让你重整旗鼓向着新的目标继续前进。”
When the difference of the achievement was 20%, the participants would get the high levels of the behavior both in the upward social comparison and downward social comparison.
结果发现，成绩差异量越大，可达性越低；无论个体进行上行比较还是下行比较，当成绩差异量为20%时，其行为水平显著高于其他成绩差异量时的行为水平。
Based on the comparison between MVP data and fixed CTD data, it was found that the data in downward phase of MVP was relatively reliable.
通过对MVP和定点温盐深仪所测数据的比较分析，发现MVP下降阶段 数据较为可信。
the amount of time we might spend in downward facing dog pose pales in comparison to the amount of time we spend seated in our chair, staring at the computer screen, surrounded by co-workers.
不看电视？ ——但我们真能去做下犬式的时间少得可怜，更多时候还是坐在椅子上盯着液晶屏，身边只有同事。
the amount of time we might spend in downward facing dog pose pales in comparison to the amount of time we spend seated in our chair, staring at the computer screen, surrounded by co-workers.
不看电视？ ——但我们真能去做下犬式的时间少得可怜，更多时候还是坐在椅子上盯着液晶屏，身边只有同事。
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