role ambiguity

indefinite expectations about the behaviors to be performed by individuals who occupy particular positions within a group or social setting. Role ambiguity is often caused by lack of clarity in the role itself, lack of consensus regarding the behaviors associated with the role, or the individual role taker’s uncertainty with regard to the types of behaviors expected.

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Psychology term of the day

October 10th 2024

anal eroticism

in psychoanalytic theory, pleasurable sensations associated with expulsion, retention, or observation of the feces or through stimulation of the anus. These sensations first arise in the anal stage of psychosexual development, between the ages of 1 and 3. Also called anal erotism. See also anal personality; coprophilia.