conservation withdrawal

a response to emotional or physical stressors (or both) in which a person tends to withdraw from family and friends and to have less energy and strength for activities. A means of conserving energy and recouping psychological and physical strength, this response resembles symptoms experienced as part of a major depressive episode.

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Psychology term of the day

May 10th 2024

battle of the experts

a scenario in which expert witnesses from opposing sides of a legal dispute disagree over an issue that has to be decided to resolve the dispute. Such contradictory testimony is often of little help to the judge or jury in reaching a decision in the case.