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fully functioning person

a person with a healthy personality, who experiences freedom of choice and action, is creative, and exhibits the qualities of existential living. [as defined in the client-centered therapy of Carl Rogers]

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May 2nd 2024

sequela

sequela

n. (pl. sequelae) a residual effect of a disease, injury or mental condition, often (but not necessarily) in the form of persistent or permanent impairment. Examples include paralysis, which may be the sequela of poliomyelitis, and flashbacks, which may be the sequelae of traumatic stress.