covert modeling

a covert conditioning procedure in which the client pictures a role model, imagines behaving as this person might, and then visualizes specific favorable consequences of the behavior. See also covert positive reinforcement.

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March 17th 2025

injury denial

failure to acknowledge the existence or severity of an injury.