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STIMULATION POSITIVE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stroke
1, record 1, English, stroke
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
a term introduced by Berne to describe a unit of recognition. Berne suggests that all social behaviour is motivated by the need for recognition which is only satisfied by the physical, verbal or non-verbal stroking provided by another person. Strokes may be either positive or negative ... either unconditional ... or conditional ... 1, record 1, English, - stroke
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stimulation
1, record 1, French, stimulation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- signe de reconnaissance 1, record 1, French, signe%20de%20reconnaissance
correct, masculine noun
- caresse 1, record 1, French, caresse
correct, feminine noun
- contact 1, record 1, French, contact
correct, masculine noun
- stroke 1, record 1, French, stroke
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] contact avec quelqu’un, allant d’un salut informel [...] aux compliments d’une remise de médaille de travail, en passant par la fessée ou le coup de poing ... les stimulations peuvent être perçue comme positives ou négatives par la personne qui les donne ou celle qui les reçoit [...] les stimulations peuvent aussi concerner la personne (inconditionnelles) ou ce qu’elle fait (conditionnelles). 1, record 1, French, - stimulation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
une certaine confusion règne dans le vocabulaire français : le terme anglais «stroke» est en effet ambigu, à la fois positif et négatif. «Stimulation» et «signe de reconnaissance» sont donc des synonymes. «Caresse» est souvent employé dans les milieux d’Analystes Transactionnels, mais possède une connotation positive parasite : ainsi, on parle parfois de «caresses négatives». Le recours direct au terme anglais est très habituel. 1, record 1, French, - stimulation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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