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crash

n.

1. the withdrawal symptoms, usually dominated by feelings of severe depression, that occur following a lengthy period of amphetamine intoxication. The user may sleep for several days more or less continuously, displaying signs of exhaustion and irritation during waking periods. See amphetamine withdrawal.

2. the period following the “rush” or “high” produced by intravenous cocaine administration. As feelings of euphoria wear off, they are replaced by irritability, depression, and anxiety, as well as strong craving for another dose. See cocaine withdrawal.

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self-consistency perspective

self-consistency perspective

a variation of cognitive dissonance theory in which cognitive dissonance is considered particularly likely to occur when an inconsistency involves some aspect of the self. This perspective differs from self-affirmation theory in that dissonance can be reduced only by resolving the specific inconsistency that gave rise to the discomfort; it does not allow for the possibility that dissonance can be reduced by affirming some other aspect of the self. [originally proposed by U.S. psychologist Elliot Aronson (1932–  )]