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TENSION-BUILDING PHASE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-02-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Problems
- Social Psychology
- Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tension-building phase
1, record 1, English, tension%2Dbuilding%20phase
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Preliminary data obtained on battered women indicate the existence of a cycle of battering behavior, which is repeated over a period of time. The cycle appears to have 3 phases that vary in time and intensity: (a) the tension building phase, (b) the explosion or acute battering incident, and (c) the calm, loving respite ... [Source: PASCAL database]. 2, record 1, English, - tension%2Dbuilding%20phase
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Problèmes sociaux
- Psychologie sociale
- Phraséologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- phase où les tensions se construisent
1, record 1, French, phase%20o%C3%B9%20les%20tensions%20se%20construisent
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- période où les tensions se construisent 1, record 1, French, p%C3%A9riode%20o%C3%B9%20les%20tensions%20se%20construisent
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Trois phases de l'agression :[...] une période où les tensions se construisent et où le conflit commence à naître; [...] l'explosion et l'agression; finalement [...] la période d'accalmie après l'agression (« lune de miel »). Ce moment est considéré comme un sursis amoureux, où les regrets émergent. 2, record 1, French, - phase%20o%C3%B9%20les%20tensions%20se%20construisent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans certains contextes où il n'est pas important d'expliciter la notion anglaise de « building », il suffirait de dire en français « période de tension », d'autant plus que l'on parle couramment en psychologie de la séquence d'événements dite « tension-éclatement-lune de miel » 1, record 1, French, - phase%20o%C3%B9%20les%20tensions%20se%20construisent
Record 1, Key term(s)
- période de tension
- phase de tension
- stade de tension
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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