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TYPE PERSONNALITE [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-11-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mental health and hygiene
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- empathic strain
1, record 1, English, empathic%20strain
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- compassion fatigue 2, record 1, English, compassion%20fatigue
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Compassion fatigue, now more commonly referred to as empathic strain ... refers to the profound emotional and physical exhaustion that helping professionals and caregivers can develop over the course of their career as helpers. 1, record 1, English, - empathic%20strain
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Hygiène et santé mentales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- usure de compassion
1, record 1, French, usure%20de%20compassion
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'usure de compassion correspond à ce qui est vécu quand aider les autres entraîne des compromis dans notre bien-être. Cette fatigue est tributaire des conditions de travail, du type de travail et de la personnalité du travailleur. 2, record 1, French, - usure%20de%20compassion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Higiene y salud mental
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desgaste por empatía
1, record 1, Spanish, desgaste%20por%20empat%C3%ADa
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El desgaste por empatía es la consecuencia natural, predecible, tratable y prevenible de trabajar con personas que sufren; es el residuo emocional resultante de la exposición al trabajo con aquellos que sufren las consecuencias de eventos traumáticos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - desgaste%20por%20empat%C3%ADa
Record 2 - internal organization data 2024-07-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psychology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- collective grief
1, record 2, English, collective%20grief
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Collective grief. This collective sorrow is experienced by a community following significant tragedies, such as natural disasters or terrorist attacks. 1, record 2, English, - collective%20grief
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- deuil collectif
1, record 2, French, deuil%20collectif
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le deuil collectif touche un groupe. Par exemple, ce type de deuil peut être vécu par une communauté, une ville ou un pays à la suite d’une catastrophe naturelle, du décès d’une personnalité publique ou d’un attentat terroriste. 2, record 2, French, - deuil%20collectif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sexual offender
1, record 3, English, sexual%20offender
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sex offender 2, record 3, English, sex%20offender
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... we can begin to establish criteria regarding the degree of dangerousness of the sexual offender, i.e. to what extent he represents a social hazard in the future. 3, record 3, English, - sexual%20offender
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- délinquant sexuel
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9linquant%20sexuel
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La catégorie des délinquants sexuels était considérée naguère par la criminologie comme formant un type défini, relativement homogène, de personnes constitutionnellement déviées dans leur instinct sexuel [...]! Il paraît difficile d’admettre encore l'existence d’une personnalité type du délinquant sexuel [...] 2, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9linquant%20sexuel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho penal
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- delincuente sexual
1, record 3, Spanish, delincuente%20sexual
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Debemos distinguir el desviado sexual (parafílico) del delincuente sexual (transgresor de normas jurídicas). Así por ejemplo [...] un masoquista puede ser parafílico y no ser un delincuente, un proxeneta puede ser un delincuente y no un parafílico [...] 1, record 3, Spanish, - delincuente%20sexual
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 2005-10-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Economics
- Amalgamation and Partnerships (Finance)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- merger
1, record 5, English, merger
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- take-over merger 2, record 5, English, take%2Dover%20merger
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type of business merger in which one of the companies retains its legal characteristics while the other contributes the totality of its assets and liabilities and is dissolved. 2, record 5, English, - merger
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
take-over merger: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 5, English, - merger
Record 5, Key term(s)
- takeover merger
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Économie de l'entreprise
- Fusion, absorption et coparticipation (Finances)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fusion par absorption
1, record 5, French, fusion%20par%20absorption
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- fusion absorption 2, record 5, French, fusion%20absorption
correct, feminine noun
- concentration par absorption 2, record 5, French, concentration%20par%20absorption
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de fusion d’entreprises dans laquelle l'une d’entre elles(l'absorbante) conserve sa personnalité juridique, tandis que l'autre(l'absorbée) apporte la totalité de ses actifs et passifs et est dissoute. 3, record 5, French, - fusion%20par%20absorption
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fusion par absorption : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l’autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 5, French, - fusion%20par%20absorption
Record 5, Key term(s)
- fusion par annexion
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Economía empresarial
- Consolidación y asociaciones (Finanzas)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- fusión por absorción
1, record 5, Spanish, fusi%C3%B3n%20por%20absorci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tipo de fusión de empresas en la que una sociedad (la absorbente) conserva su personalidad jurídica, mientras que la otra (absorbida) aporta en bloque todos sus activos y pasivos, y queda disuelta. 1, record 5, Spanish, - fusi%C3%B3n%20por%20absorci%C3%B3n
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fusión por absorción: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 2, record 5, Spanish, - fusi%C3%B3n%20por%20absorci%C3%B3n
Record 6 - internal organization data 2002-02-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- receptive character
1, record 6, English, receptive%20character
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Erich Fromm identified several character orientations found in Western society. The receptive character can only take and not give; the hoarding character, threatened by the outside world, can not share; the exploitative character satisfies desires through force and deviousness; and the marketing character-created by the impersonal nature of modern society-sees itself as a cog in a machine, or as a commodity to be bought or sold. 2, record 6, English, - receptive%20character
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- caractère réceptif
1, record 6, French, caract%C3%A8re%20r%C3%A9ceptif
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Type de personnalité marqué par des relations sociales passives, un besoin accentué de l'appui des autres et une dépendance sur des choses données par d’autres. 2, record 6, French, - caract%C3%A8re%20r%C3%A9ceptif
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-03-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Personality Development
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
- Human Behaviour
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- California Psychological Inventory
1, record 7, English, California%20Psychological%20Inventory
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- CPI 2, record 7, English, CPI
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- California Personality Inventory 3, record 7, English, California%20Personality%20Inventory
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the California Psychological Inventory (CPI) ... is designed to measure more "normal" personality traits. It has scale measuring such traits as dominance, sociability, self-acceptance, responsibility, and socialization. 4, record 7, English, - California%20Psychological%20Inventory
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Développement de la personnalité
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
- Comportement humain
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- California Psychological Inventory
1, record 7, French, California%20Psychological%20Inventory
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
- C.P.I. 1, record 7, French, C%2EP%2EI%2E
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le California Psychological Inventory [...] vise à connaître les modes de relation interpersonnels de l'individu et à identifier les facteurs de la personnalité qui déterminent son adaptation sociale. [...] La notation du test fournit dix-huit mesures correspondant à des traits de personnalité :[par exemple] dominance ou aptitude au leadership, capacité à acquérir un statut, sociabilité, présence sociale du type équilibré, spontanéité et confiance en soi, acceptation de soi [...] 1, record 7, French, - California%20Psychological%20Inventory
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1999-04-08
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- anaclitic type
1, record 8, English, anaclitic%20type
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- type anaclitique
1, record 8, French, type%20anaclitique
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
la yogathérapie constitue une rééduction de type anaclitique(plus qu'une thérapie analytique) de ce soubassement pré-verbal sur lequel s’est bâtie la personnalité du malade. 1, record 8, French, - type%20anaclitique
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1994-11-07
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Psychometry and Psychotechnology
- Personality Development
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- Children's Personality Questionnaire
1, record 9, English, Children%27s%20Personality%20Questionnaire
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
- CPQ 1, record 9, English, CPQ
correct
- C.P.Q. 2, record 9, English, C%2EP%2EQ%2E
correct
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CHILDREN'S PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE (CPQ) Rutherford B. Porter, Ed.D., and Raymond B. Cattell, Ph.D., D.Sc. The CPQ, revised and reformed in 1975, measures 14 primary personality traits useful in predicting and evaluating the course of personal, social, and academic development. Traits measured by the CPQ include emotional stability, self-concept level, excitability, and self-assurance. Scores for extraversion, anxiety, and other broad trait patterns are obtained as combinations of the primary scales. Range: Ages 8-12. Time: No limit. Approximately 45-60 minutes per form. Each form has 140 items divided into two parts for scheduling convenience in school settings. 3, record 9, English, - Children%27s%20Personality%20Questionnaire
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Psychométrie et psychotechnique
- Développement de la personnalité
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Questionnaire de personnalité pour enfants, Formule A
1, record 9, French, Questionnaire%20de%20personnalit%C3%A9%20pour%20enfants%2C%20Formule%20A
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
- Q.P.E. 1, record 9, French, Q%2EP%2EE%2E
correct
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- Questionnaire de personnalité pour enfants 2, record 9, French, Questionnaire%20de%20personnalit%C3%A9%20pour%20enfants
correct
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Questionnaire de personnalité pour enfants, Formule A. Questionnaire sur ce que vous faites et sur ce que vous pensez. Traduit et adapté par R. Dufour, M. A. Fournier et R. Rochefort. Caractéristiques : a) Type de test : collectif ou individuel b) Durée du test : environ 50 minutes c) Nombre de questions : deux parties de 70 questions chacune d) Correction : manuelle, à l'aide de grilles e) Sujets : enfants de 8 à 12 ans f) But : mesure 14 facteurs de personnalité. 1, record 9, French, - Questionnaire%20de%20personnalit%C3%A9%20pour%20enfants%2C%20Formule%20A
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1994-05-30
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Mental Disorders
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- intellectual capacity
1, record 10, English, intellectual%20capacity
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, 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 10, English, - intellectual%20capacity
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- faculté intellectuelle
1, record 10, French, facult%C3%A9%20intellectuelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, 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 10, French, - facult%C3%A9%20intellectuelle
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1993-04-30
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
- Human Behaviour
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- reality modification 1, record 11, English, reality%20modification
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
- reality modification therapy 1, record 11, English, reality%20modification%20therapy
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Reality modification is used in the treatment of drug abusers. 1, record 11, English, - reality%20modification
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
- Comportement humain
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- thérapie de la réalité
1, record 11, French, th%C3%A9rapie%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est préférable d’offrir un type de thérapie plus structuré à des patients dont le niveau d’anxiété est élevé ou dont la personnalité est fragile, alors que les patients moins anxieux, moins fragiles peuvent bénéficier de psychothérapies dont les cadres sont plus lâches; ainsi, il est possible d’opposer la relaxation progressive de Jacobson au training autogène de Schultz, la thérapie de réalité à la Gestalt-thérapie [...] 1, record 11, French, - th%C3%A9rapie%20de%20la%20r%C3%A9alit%C3%A9
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1992-08-13
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- basic role 1, record 12, English, basic%20role
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- rôle effectif
1, record 12, French, r%C3%B4le%20effectif
masculine noun
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- rôle objectif 1, record 12, French, r%C3%B4le%20objectif
masculine noun
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] c'est-à-dire le type d’actions accomplies par un agent dans un groupe et sa contribution à l'action globale du groupe, ce rôle résultant des propriétés réelles de l'agent(personnalité, etc.) et des propriétés du groupe. 2, record 12, French, - r%C3%B4le%20effectif
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 1991-02-26
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Criminology
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- psychocriminogenesis
1, record 13, English, psychocriminogenesis
correct, proposal
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
criminogenesis: the origin of crime. 2, record 13, English, - psychocriminogenesis
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Criminologie
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- psychocriminogénèse
1, record 13, French, psychocriminog%C3%A9n%C3%A8se
correct, feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Portrait d’un criminel type : les caractéristiques de la personnalité criminelle est la psychocriminogénèse. 2, record 13, French, - psychocriminog%C3%A9n%C3%A8se
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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