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SURVIVOR [6 records]

Record 1 2024-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Offences and crimes
  • Criminology
CONT

Cognitive reframing of victimization: Self-comparison and emphasizing the positive aspects of having survived. In research on sexual assault victims, Hagemann (1992) noted that some victims feel better by focusing on how they are now survivors. Thompson (2000) noted that sexual assault victims may initially embrace the term "victim" because it shows that the assault was not their fault. As they deal with their experience, they switch to "survivor" because it reflects strength, recovery, and being a fighter. This seems to help some victims regain control over their lives. When dealing with tough situations, people often need to make sense of what happened and then search for some personal benefit, no matter how negative the event was ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie sociale
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Criminologie
CONT

Recadrage cognitif de la victimisation : autocomparaison et mise en évidence des aspects positifs du fait d'avoir survécu. Dans son étude sur les victimes d'agression sexuelle, Hagemann [1992] constate que certaines victimes se sentent mieux du fait qu'elles se considèrent comme des survivantes. Thompson [2000] souligne pour sa part que les victimes d'agression sexuelle peuvent au départ accepter le terme «victime» parce qu'il démontre qu'elles n'étaient pas responsables de l'agression. Pendant qu'elles composent l'expérience vécue, ces victimes se voient plutôt comme «survivantes» parce que ce terme est associé à la force, au rétablissement et à un esprit combattif. Cette attitude semble avoir aidé certaines victimes à se reprendre en main. Dans les situations difficiles, les gens ont souvent besoin de trouver un sens à ce qui leur est arrivé, puis ils tentent d'en tirer quelque chose de positif, quelle que soit la gravité de l'événement [...]

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Record 2 2013-06-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
DEF

One who outlives another person or persons of a group of which he was part, or lives beyond a designated date or the happening of a designated event. (Ballentine's, 3rd ed., 1969, p. 1246)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit successoral (common law)
OBS

survivant; survivante : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
  • Protection of Life
DEF

A person who does not die as a direct result of an incident.

OBS

survivor: term and definition standardized by the Canadian Capability-Based Planning Terminology Committee and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Sécurité des personnes
DEF

Personne qui ne meurt pas des suites d'un incident.

OBS

survivant; survivante : termes et définition normalisés par le Comité de terminologie de la planification axée sur les capacités au Canada et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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Record 4 2003-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Estates (common law)
DEF

A trustee who administers a trust after the co-trustee has been removed, has refused to act, or has died.

CONT

A Statutory Trust or Payable on Death Account is an Account that shall be held in the name of the person or persons as Trustee(s) payable on the death of the last surviving Trustee to the person or persons(s) designated on the signature card records of the Bank (the “Beneficiary (ies)”).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit successoral (common law)

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-06-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Translation (General)
CONT

The term "survivor" is used instead of "victim" in order to validate the assaulted or abused woman for surviving a traumatic childhood experience.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Traduction (Généralités)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
  • Traducción (Generalidades)
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Record 6 1999-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
OBS

Selon un intervenant du domaine de la santé mentale, les usagers des services de santé mentale n'aiment pas le terme «survivant» et encore moins «rescapé». Ils préfèrent être des PVP (personnes ayant un vécu psychiatrique).

Spanish

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