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ATTACHEMENT OBJET [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
- Mental Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- libidinal fixation
1, record 1, English, libidinal%20fixation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
- Troubles mentaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fixation libidinale
1, record 1, French, fixation%20libidinale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fixation :attachement intense de la libido à une personne, à un objet ou à un stade du développement psycho-sexuel. 2, record 1, French, - fixation%20libidinale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fixation libidinale joue un rôle prévalent dans l’étiologie des divers troubles psychiques [...] 3, record 1, French, - fixation%20libidinale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-05-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fixation
1, record 2, English, fixation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a form of aberrancy of affection in which there is exaggerated devotion to someone, usually in the parental role .... 2, record 2, English, - fixation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fixation is a Freudian defense mechanism involving an interruption of normal psychosexual development. If an infant's oral needs are not satisfied, its maturation may be disrupted and its personality may remain stopped or fixed at the oral level. 3, record 2, English, - fixation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fixation
1, record 2, French, fixation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Attachement exagéré [de la libido] à un être ou à un objet [de la libido] avec concentration de l'affectivité empêchant de s’attacher à d’autres personnes ou d’autres intérêts. 2, record 2, French, - fixation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-12-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pharmacomania
1, record 3, English, pharmacomania
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chronic fascination with medicines. 2, record 3, English, - pharmacomania
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pharmacomanie
1, record 3, French, pharmacomanie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Abus de médicaments, qui sont utilisés en dehors de leurs indications. 1, record 3, French, - pharmacomanie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À la différence de la toxicomanie, l'attachement du sujet à un médicament s’apparente à une habitude devenue compulsive [...] Le pharmacomane, ou pharmacophile, est surtout un névrosé, dont l'angoisse peut rester diffuse ou se structurer sur un mode phobique, obsessionnel ou hypocondriaque [...] Alors que le toxicomane qui détourne un médicament de son usage est à la recherche d’un plaisir immédiat, le pharmacomane l'utilise comme un objet contraphobique [...] Le toxicomane recourt à la voie parentérale, à des posologies rapidement élevées alors que le pharmacomane garde la voie d’administration indiquée par le médecin, à une posologie qui peut rester minime, mais pendant une longue période. 1, record 3, French, - pharmacomanie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1989-12-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- attachment
1, record 4, English, attachment
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- attachement
1, record 4, French, attachement
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique de calcul de la valeur attachée à une propriété(attribut) d’objet. Il y a attachement procédural lorsque le calcul est effectué par une procédure et attachement sémantique lorsque le calcul est effectué par un réseau sémantique. 1, record 4, French, - attachement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
attachement prépositionnel 1, record 4, French, - attachement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1987-01-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Clinical Psychology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- object attachment 1, record 5, English, object%20attachment
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The "we-self" in borderline patients: manifestations of the symbiotic self-object in psychotherapy ... Object Attachment ... (Medline data base) 1, record 5, English, - object%20attachment
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie clinique
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- attachement d'objet
1, record 5, French, attachement%20d%27objet
proposal, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L’auteur analyse les liens entre les théories du développement psychologique et celles du système familial, particulièrement associées dans l’étude des relations objectales et de l’attachement. (base de données Pascal) 1, record 5, French, - attachement%20d%27objet
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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