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emotional adjustment

the condition or process of personal acceptance of and adaptation to one’s circumstances, which may require modification of attitudes and the expression of emotions that are appropriate to a given situation.

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July 27th 2024

analogies test

analogies test

a test of the participant’s ability to comprehend the relationship between two items and then extend that relationship to a different situation: For example, paintbrush is to paint as pen is to ___.