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Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-04-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- knowledge world
1, record 1, English, knowledge%20world
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- world of knowledge 2, record 1, English, world%20of%20knowledge
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- monde de la connaissance
1, record 1, French, monde%20de%20la%20connaissance
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 voyage de Hughes nous a montré à l'évidence à quel point le monde avait changé. Toutefois, une accélération correspondant à une multiplication de la vitesse par 17 790 suppose que nos schèmes normaux de pensée ne s’appliquent plus et que le monde de la connaissance a fait une mutation de type qualitatif, et non seulement quantitatif. 1, record 1, French, - monde%20de%20la%20connaissance
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-01-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Educational Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cognitive-behavioural intervention
1, record 2, English, cognitive%2Dbehavioural%20intervention
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As the words suggest, cognitive-behavioural interventions focus on the way people think (i.e., "cognitive") and behave (i.e., "behavioural"), and are based on the premise that what we think will affect how we behave. 1, record 2, English, - cognitive%2Dbehavioural%20intervention
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Psychologie scolaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- intervention cognitivo-comportementale
1, record 2, French, intervention%20cognitivo%2Dcomportementale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Comme le laissent entendre les mots qui composent le terme, les interventions cognitivo-comportementales mettent l’accent sur la façon de penser (aspect cognitif) et la façon de se comporter (aspect comportemental), en partant du principe que la façon de penser influe sur la façon de se comporter. 2, record 2, French, - intervention%20cognitivo%2Dcomportementale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'approche cognitivo-comportementale favorise un type d’intervention qui veut modifier les affects et les comportements par de nouvelles façons de pensée plus logiques et plus rationnelles. Cette approche permettra à l'enfant de mieux affronter les situations problématiques. 3, record 2, French, - intervention%20cognitivo%2Dcomportementale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-05-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cognitive Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- overgeneralizing
1, record 3, English, overgeneralizing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A cognitive distortion characterized by a pattern of] applying rules or facts from one situation to all other situations. 2, record 3, English, - overgeneralizing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie cognitive
- Psychologie clinique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- généralisation excessive
1, record 3, French, g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20excessive
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Certains auteurs [...] ont identifié des distorsions cognitives en rapport avec le perfectionnisme pathologique : 1) pensée dichotomique, c'est-à-dire tendance à concevoir la réalité en termes d’entités nettement opposées et polarisées du type «tout ou rien», «noir ou blanc», «Dieu ou rebut»; 2) généralisation excessive qui correspond à la tendance à considérer la survenue d’une erreur ou d’un événement négatif comme une règle générale et qui va forcément se répéter et se perpétuer [...] 2, record 3, French, - g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ralisation%20excessive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-02-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Psychoses
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- schizophrenic psychosis
1, record 4, English, schizophrenic%20psychosis
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Type of psychosis] in which there is a fundamental disturbance of personality, a characteristic distortion of thinking, often a sense of being controlled by alien forces, delusions which may be bizarre, disturbed perception, abnormal affect out of keeping with the real situation, and autism. 1, record 4, English, - schizophrenic%20psychosis
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Nevertheless, clear consciousness and intellectual capacity are usually maintained .... 1, record 4, English, - schizophrenic%20psychosis
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Not to be confused with the following conditions: childhood type schizophrenia and infantile autism. 2, record 4, English, - schizophrenic%20psychosis
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Psychoses
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- psychose schizophrénique
1, record 4, French, psychose%20schizophr%C3%A9nique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Type de psychose caractérisée] par un trouble fondamental de la personnalité, une altération typique de la pensée, un sentiment fréquent d’être commandé par des forces étrangères, des idées délirantes qui peuvent être bizarres, des troubles de la perception, une affectivité anormale sans rapport avec la situation réelle, de l'autisme. 2, record 4, French, - psychose%20schizophr%C3%A9nique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La conscience et les facultés intellectuelles sont habituellement conservées [...] 2, record 4, French, - psychose%20schizophr%C3%A9nique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec les états somatiques ou neurologiques suivants : autisme infantile, schizophrénie, forme de l’enfance. 3, record 4, French, - psychose%20schizophr%C3%A9nique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-05-30
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Mental Disorders
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- intellectual capacity
1, record 5, English, intellectual%20capacity
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Schizophrenic psychosis: type of psychosis] in which there is a fundamental disturbance of personality, a characteristic distortion of thinking, often a sense of being controlled by alien forces, delusions which may be bizarre, disturbed perception, abnormal affect out of keeping with the real situation, and autism. Nevertheless, clear consciousness and intellectual capacity are usually maintained .... 1, record 5, English, - intellectual%20capacity
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- faculté intellectuelle
1, record 5, French, facult%C3%A9%20intellectuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Psychose schizophrénique :type de psychose caractérisée] par un trouble fondamental de la personnalité, une altération typique de la pensée, un sentiment fréquent d’être commandé par des forces étrangères, des idées délirantes qui peuvent être bizarres, des troubles de la perception, une affectivité anormale sans rapport avec la situation réelle, de l'autisme. La conscience et les facultés intellectuelles sont habituellement conservées [...] 1, record 5, French, - facult%C3%A9%20intellectuelle
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1984-06-13
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Internet and Telematics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- photographic transmission 1, record 6, English, photographic%20transmission
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Internet et télématique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- communication photographique
1, record 6, French, communication%20photographique
feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La communication photographique utilise des images ayant une forte ressemblance avec l'objet. Ce type de communication exige une lecture globale des unités formant cette image, une lecture parallèle des interrelations entre ces unités lues comme un tout. Elle s’adresse surtout à l'hémisphère droit du cerveau qui traite l'information sur un mode simultané propre à la pensée intuitive-synthétique. 1, record 6, French, - communication%20photographique
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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