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PENSAMIENTO MAGICO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-02-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Human Behaviour
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thought-action fusion
1, record 1, English, thought%2Daction%20fusion
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The tendency to treat thoughts and actions as equivalent. 2, record 1, English, - thought%2Daction%20fusion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Comportement humain
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fusion des idées et des actions
1, record 1, French, fusion%20des%20id%C3%A9es%20et%20des%20actions
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tendance à considérer comme équivalentes les pensées et les actions. 1, record 1, French, - fusion%20des%20id%C3%A9es%20et%20des%20actions
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología cognitiva
- Comportamiento humano
- Psicología clínica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fusión de pensamiento y acción
1, record 1, Spanish, fusi%C3%B3n%20de%20pensamiento%20y%20acci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las personas que sufren de TOC [trastorno obsesivo compulsivo] presentan altos niveles de paranoia, disturbios de percepción y pensamiento mágico, en particular "fusión de pensamiento y acción", la creencia que los pensamientos negativos o determinados actos pueden originar daños. 1, record 1, Spanish, - fusi%C3%B3n%20de%20pensamiento%20y%20acci%C3%B3n
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-09-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- magical thinking
1, record 2, English, magical%20thinking
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The erroneous belief that one's thoughts, words, or actions will cause or prevent a specific outcome in some way that defies commonly understood laws of cause and effect. 2, record 2, English, - magical%20thinking
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Magical thinking may be part of normal child development. 2, record 2, English, - magical%20thinking
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie clinique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pensée magique
1, record 2, French, pens%C3%A9e%20magique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Croyance erronée que ses pensées, ses mots ou ses actions pourront entraîner ou empêcher un résultat en particulier, d'une manière ou d'une autre, par des moyens défiant les lois normales de la causalité. 1, record 2, French, - pens%C3%A9e%20magique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La pensée magique peut faire partie du développement normal de l'enfant. 1, record 2, French, - pens%C3%A9e%20magique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Psicología cognitiva
- Psicología clínica
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pensamiento mágico
1, record 2, Spanish, pensamiento%20m%C3%A1gico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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