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GOAL-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR [4 records]

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Record 1 2024-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental Disorders
  • Drugs and Drug Addiction
  • Human Behaviour
  • Clinical Psychology
CONT

Addictive disorders are characterized by a loss of control over goal-directed behaviors towards reward or relief, with problematic substance use and in some case problematic behavior. The loss of control, or compulsivity, is characterized by difficulty to prevent certain behavior/substance use despite negative consequences, and thus represents a major symptom of the persistence of addictive behaviors.

OBS

addictive disorder; addiction disorder: The words "addictive" and "addiction" are sometimes considered stigmatizing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Troubles mentaux
  • Drogues et toxicomanie
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie clinique
CONT

La dépendance à Internet est souvent traitée à la légère comme un phénomène de société répandu. Il s'agit pourtant d'un véritable trouble de dépendance, qui s'apparente en beaucoup de points aux dépendances aux drogues ou à l'alcool.

OBS

trouble lié à une addiction : Au Québec, l'anglicisme «addiction» est à éviter, mais il est accepté ailleurs dans la francophonie. Il peut également être parfois considéré comme stigmatisant.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

A motivating trait which is manifested in goal-directed behavior.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain

Spanish

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Record 3 1994-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Personality Development
OBS

Behavior : Isolated reactions and organized, goal-directed patterns of reaction which can be observed objectively and internal processes such as thinking and emotional reactions, which can only observed introspectively or inferred from external behavior.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Développement de la personnalité

Spanish

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Record 4 1988-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Social Psychology
OBS

A proposed theory of planned behavior, an extension of I. Ajzen and M. Fishbein's(1980) theory of reasoned action was tested in 2 experiments.(abstract)(Prediction of goal-directed behaviour : Attitudes, intentions, and perceived behavioral control-Journal of Experimental Social Psychology; 1986; Sept. ;Vol. 22(5) ;pp. 453-474)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Psychologie sociale

Spanish

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