negative attitude

in psychotherapy and counseling, the client’s feeling of rejection or disapproval of the therapist or counselor, of the therapeutic or counseling process, of another person, or of himself or herself. Compare positive attitude.

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January 22nd 2025

auscultation

n. a diagnostic method in which the examiner listens for sounds within the body either with the aid of a stethoscope (mediate auscultation) or directly by laying the ear on the surface of the body (immediate auscultation).