no excuse

in reality therapy, the concept that there are no acceptable reasons to condone irresponsible behavior or attribute it to another source. According to this concept, all behavior stems directly from the client and the client is therefore completely and solely responsible for his or her behavior. [devised by U.S. psychiatrist William Glasser (1925–2013)]

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Psychology term of the day

February 22nd 2025

hate crime

violence motivated by hatred or prejudice toward the group to which the victim of the violence belongs. Examples of hate crimes are killing a person because he or she is (or is thought to be) gay and bombing a place of worship of a religious minority.