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Negativism
Negativism
Negativism is a behavior characterized by the tendency to resist direction from others, and the refusal to comply with requests. Negativism appears and wanes at various stages of a person's development. Active negativism, that is, behavior characterized by doing the opposite of what is being asked, is commonly encountered with young children. For example, a parent may ask a toddler to come away from the playground to return home; on hearing these instructions, the toddler demonstrates active negativism by running away. Studies have revealed that negativism develops during the first year of life, and resurfaces during toddlerhood and again during adolescence . Negativism is used by adolescents as a way to assert their autonomy from their parents and to control their own behavior. When negativism does not diminish, it becomes a characteristic of the individual's personality . Negativism is an aspect of one of the essential features of oppositional-defiant disorder , characterized by a pattern of behavior that is defiant, negativistic, and hostile toward authority figures. Further ReadingBaker, Lynne Rudder. Explaining Attitudes: A Practical Approach to the Mind. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1995. Eagly, Alice Hendrickson. The Psychology of Attitudes. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993. Wenar, Charles. "On Negativism." Human Development 25, January-February 1982, pp. 1-23. |
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"Negativism." Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Negativism." Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3406000452.html "Negativism." Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3406000452.html |
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negativism
neg·a·tiv·ism / ˈnegətivˌizəm/ • n. the practice of being or tendency to be negative or skeptical in attitude while failing to offer positive suggestions or views. DERIVATIVES: neg·a·tiv·ist n. & adj. neg·a·tiv·is·tic / ˌnegətivˈistik/ adj. |
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"negativism." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "negativism." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-negativism.html "negativism." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-negativism.html |
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negativism
negativism (neg-ă-tiv-izm) n. uncooperative or obstructive behaviour. active n. negativism in which the individual does the opposite of what he or she is asked. This is usually associated with other features of catatonia. passive n. negativism in which the person fails to cooperate, occurring in schizophrenia and depression.
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"negativism." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "negativism." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-negativism.html "negativism." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-negativism.html |
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