affective commitment

that element of an employee’s organizational commitment that can be attributed to a feeling of involvement with the organization and an identification with its goals and objectives. Compare continuance commitment.

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December 27th 2024

process–reactive

adj. relating to a disease model of schizophrenia based on the distinction between gradual and acute onset of symptoms. Process schizophrenia is marked by a long-term gradual deterioration before the disease is manifest, whereas reactive schizophrenia is associated with a rapid onset of symptoms after a relatively normal premorbid period.