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ALL-OR-NOTHING THINKING [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
DEF

[A cognitive distorsion characterized by] a tendency to place all experiences in one of two categories.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

Le clivage est le résultat d’une pensée dichotomique i.e. tout est blanc ou tout est noir, tout est bon ou tout est mauvais (distorsion). C’est un mode de pensée primaire, évoluant vers un mode de pensée intégrée de l’enfance (trois mois) à l’âge adulte.

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