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nursing home

a long-term care facility that provides 24-hour nursing care and supportive services for people with chronic disability or illness, particularly older people who have mobility, eating, and other self-care problems.

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February 23rd 2025

internal frustration

internal frustration

in classical psychoanalytic theory, denial of gratification of instinctual impulses due to internal factors (e.g., the superego), as opposed to external factors.