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acting-out [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-08-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Sociology of the Family
- Phraseology
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- acting-out
1, record 1, English, acting%2Dout
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- acting out 2, record 1, English, acting%20out
correct
- acting-out behaviour 3, record 1, English, acting%2Dout%20behaviour
correct
- acting-out behavior 4, record 1, English, acting%2Dout%20behavior
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A defence mechanism in which a person, who in reaction to another person, tends to express urges, conflicts, and fantasies without reflection or apparent regard for negative consequences. 5, record 1, English, - acting%2Dout
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A form of neurotic or psychotic behavior which can be manifested in any number of ways: irrational acts of violence, suicide and other delinquent acts. In acting-out, the individual seeks to release impulses that are usually of a sexual or aggressive nature in order to gain relief from tension or anxiety. 5, record 1, English, - acting%2Dout
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... The military milieu with its authoritarian structure inhibits acting-out behavior as a means of expressing childhood maladjustment. 4, record 1, English, - acting%2Dout
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Attempts at acceptance and independence may take the form of tantrums or acting-out behaviour which increase worries about the child ... children benefit from parents who respond with firmness and confidence, setting reasonable limits and consequences for acting-out behaviour. 3, record 1, English, - acting%2Dout
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
the acting-out of repressed parental impulses; to display sexual acting out; tendency to sexual acting-out. 5, record 1, English, - acting%2Dout
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Sociologie de la famille
- Phraséologie
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- passage à l'acte
1, record 1, French, passage%20%C3%A0%20l%27acte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- situation 2, record 1, French, situation
correct, feminine noun
- agissement 2, record 1, French, agissement
correct, masculine noun
- mise en acte 2, record 1, French, mise%20en%20acte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toute conduite soudaine, violente, hétéro- ou autoagressive, parfois délictueuse, qui s'observe chez les psychopathes ou parfois lors des psychothérapies, le plus souvent entre les séances. Dans ce dernier cas, il peut s'agir de l'actualisation de pulsions, passées et revécues, se substituant à l'expression verbale souhaitée. 3, record 1, French, - passage%20%C3%A0%20l%27acte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'adolescent caractériel cherche perpétuellement la résolution de ses conflits par un passage à l'acte, et ce, dans le but de réduire sa tension intérieure, son anxiété et ses frustrations. En concrétisant sa souffrance, il croit s'en libérer. 4, record 1, French, - passage%20%C3%A0%20l%27acte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Équivalent adopté par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des services sociaux. 5, record 1, French, - passage%20%C3%A0%20l%27acte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Passage à l'acte : différent de la «mise en acte» au sens psychanalytique et du «passage à l'action» (psychodramatique ou groupale). D'autres termes apparentés : agissement, actualisation, activation. 3, record 1, French, - passage%20%C3%A0%20l%27acte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
la pulsion du passage à l'acte disparaît, risque de passage à l'acte, tendance au passage à l'acte; bloquer le passage à l'acte, prévenir le passage à l'acte. 3, record 1, French, - passage%20%C3%A0%20l%27acte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comportamiento humano
- Sociología de la familia
- Fraseología
- Psicología clínica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- actuación
1, record 1, Spanish, actuaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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