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certainty of an attitude

the level of subjective confidence that a person has regarding (a) the extent to which he or she has a clear notion of his or her attitude and (b) the degree to which that attitude is a valid evaluation of the attitude object. It is related to attitude strength.

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January 14th 2025

medical psychotherapy

medical psychotherapy

psychotherapy that makes use of medication and other medical techniques in the treatment of mental illness.