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Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- manifest content
1, record 1, English, manifest%20content
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In Sigmund Freud’s dream-analysis, the apparent surface narrative or content of the dream as articulated by the dreamer in a conscious state. 2, record 1, English, - manifest%20content
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contenu manifeste
1, record 1, French, contenu%20manifeste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le rêve présente en conséquence deux versions : le contenu manifeste (le récit que l'on peut en faire consciemment) et le contenu latent (sa signification réelle pour l'inconscient, en quelque sorte véhiculée à l'abri du contenu manifeste). 2, record 1, French, - contenu%20manifeste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-02-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- distortion
1, record 2, English, distortion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
According to Rogers, a defensive process in which experience is altered or disguised so as to be brought into awareness in a form that is consistent and acceptable with the superego or self. More specifically in psychoneurology and cognitive behavior, the process by which information in long-term memory is altered, thus making it inaccurate. 2, record 2, English, - distortion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Overall effect of the dream-work: the latent thoughts are transformed into a manifest formation in which they are not easily recognisable. They are not only transposed, as it were, into another key, but they are also distorted in such a fashion that only an effort of interpretation can reconstitute them. 3, record 2, English, - distortion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
High fear produces less adherence to recommendations because it is likely to produce responses of denial, distortion and defensive avoidance. A very low level of fear ... does not cause sufficient motivational anxiety. 4, record 2, English, - distortion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Liddle (1987) described a three-syndrome model comprised of reality distortion, psychomotor poverty and disorganization symptom clusters ... [Source: PASCAL database]. 2, record 2, English, - distortion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Related terms : dream-work, manifest content, latent content. 2, record 2, English, - distortion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- déformation
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9formation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les recommandations qui font appel à un degré élevé de peur ne sont pas écoutées; en effet il est probable qu'elles provoqueront une opposition, une déformation et un refus défensif. 1, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9formation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Termes connexes : travail du rêve, contenu manifeste, contenu latent. 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9formation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-12-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Management Operations (General)
- Internet and Telematics
- Psychology of Communication
- Statistics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- content analysis
1, record 3, English, content%20analysis
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a detailed study and analysis of the manifest and latent content of various types of communication(as newspapers, radio programs, and propaganda films) through a classification, tabulation, and evaluation of their key symbols and themes in order to ascertain their meaning and probable effect. 1, record 3, English, - content%20analysis
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
- Internet et télématique
- Psychologie de la communication
- Statistique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- analyse de contenu
1, record 3, French, analyse%20de%20contenu
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- analyse du contenu 2, record 3, French, analyse%20du%20contenu
correct
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
repérage et dénombrement statistique des éléments constituant la signification sociale d'une production (journaux, livres, programmes de radio, de télévision, films, etc.), à partir d'hypothèses tirées de la production même, vérifiées ensuite avec elle, puis confrontées statistiquement et réparties en catégories. 1, record 3, French, - analyse%20de%20contenu
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-03-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- manifest dream content
1, record 4, English, manifest%20dream%20content
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- contenu manifeste de rêve
1, record 4, French, contenu%20manifeste%20de%20r%C3%AAve
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1981-12-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- dream work
1, record 5, English, dream%20work
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The processes by which the latent dream content is transformed into manifest content(...) 1, record 5, English, - dream%20work
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- travail du rêve
1, record 5, French, travail%20du%20r%C3%AAve
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(...) tâche de transformer les pensées latentes en (...) contenu manifeste. 1, record 5, French, - travail%20du%20r%C3%AAve
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1981-04-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Characterology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- cognitive theory of dreams
1, record 6, English, cognitive%20theory%20of%20dreams
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A method of dream interpretation which views the actual dream, or the manifest content, as an attempt by the dreamer to think about, and solve, important personal problems. 1, record 6, English, - cognitive%20theory%20of%20dreams
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Note: Term defined in a specialized glossary of psychometrics. 2, record 6, English, - cognitive%20theory%20of%20dreams
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Caractérologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- théorie cognitive des rêves 1, record 6, French, th%C3%A9orie%20cognitive%20des%20r%C3%AAves
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- screen memory 1, record 7, English, screen%20memory
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a childhood memory which is in itself trivial but which can be treated as a dream, interpretation of its manifest content revealing a significant latent content. 1, record 7, English, - screen%20memory
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- souvenir-écran
1, record 7, French, souvenir%2D%C3%A9cran
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
souvenir infantile se caractérisant à la fois par sa netteté particulière et l'apparente insignifiance de son contenu. Son analyse conduit à des expériences infantiles marquantes et à des fantasmes inconscients. 1, record 7, French, - souvenir%2D%C3%A9cran
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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