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in analyses of self-concept, a mental representation of psychological attributes that one might possess in the future, in which thoughts about the acquisition of these attributes elicit a sense of anxiety or dread.

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ABR

ABR

abbreviation for auditory brainstem response. See brainstem auditory evoked response.