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French term or phrase:	devaluation
English translation:	devaluation
Entered by:	Pascale Dahan

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20:56 Dec 11, 2003

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Medical - Psychology / Psychiatry

French term or phrase: devaluation

a symptom of depression.
Is it 'lack of self-worth' or is there a more 'medical' term?

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Pascale Dahan KudoZ activity Questions: 171 (2 open) Answers: 585 United States
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devaluation

Explanation:
Usually stands alone.
Dorlands = "a defense mechanism in which emotional conflict or stressors are faced by attributing exaggerated negative qualities to the self or to others."

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self-devaluation

Susana Galilea

3 +1

devaluation

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self-devaluation

Explanation:
[DOC] Contribution of MACI Personality Disorder Scales to Suicidal ...
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... Pd4-Social Alienation, and Pd5-Self-Alienation, as well as the MACI scales 2b-Doleful,
3-Submissive, 6A-Unruly, 8B-Self Demeaning, B-Self Devaluation, E-Peer ...
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The Inverted Narcissist: HealthyPlace.com Personality Disorders ...
... worth. However this is not conscious. He goes through cycles of self-devaluation
(and experiences them as dysphorias). The IN's ...
www.healthyplace.com/communities/personality_disorders/ narcissism/faq66_4.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages

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Or plain \"devaluation\", if it refers to others...

Psychiatric Times
... Psychiatric Times May 1997 Vol. ... are distorted in favor of public blandishments; and
patients, children, parents, friends are subject to instant ***devaluation***. ...
www.psychiatrictimes.com/p970562.html - 19k - Dec 10, 2003 - Cached - Similar pages

Susana Galilea
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Local time: 13:56
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18 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

devaluation

Explanation:
Usually stands alone.
Dorlands = "a defense mechanism in which emotional conflict or stressors are faced by attributing exaggerated negative qualities to the self or to others."

Jonathan MacKerron
Local time: 20:56
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English
PRO pts in category: 8

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