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perceptual expansion

1. the development of the ability to recognize, interpret, and organize intellectual, emotional, and sensory data in a meaningful way.

2. the enriched understanding of experience that takes place in psychotherapy when greater insight is achieved through the therapeutic process and dynamic.

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November 25th 2024

self-worth

self-worth

n. an individual’s evaluation of himself or herself as a valuable, capable human being deserving of respect and consideration. Positive feelings of self-worth tend to be associated with a high degree of self-acceptance and self-esteem.