receptive character

in the psychoanalytic theory of Erich Fromm, a passive, dependent, and compliant, or conforming, personality type: roughly equivalent to the oral-receptive personality (see oral personality) or the passive-dependent personality (see dependent personality disorder) described by others. Such an individual is said to be of a receptive orientation.

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January 13th 2025

prima facie

at first sight: on the face of things (Latin, literally: “first face”). Prima facie evidence is evidence that, although not conclusive, is considered sufficiently strong to support an inference of fact in the absence of evidence to the contrary.