tradition-directed

adj. describing or relating to individuals whose values, goals, and behavior are largely determined by their traditional cultural heritage, that is, by the social norms transmitted by their parents. Compare inner-directed; other-directed. [introduced by U.S. sociologist David Riesman (1909–2002)]

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April 30th 2024

cycloid psychosis

an atypical and controversial psychiatric disorder with several forms (e.g., confusional psychosis). Symptoms, which resemble those of a schizoaffective disorder, follow a phasically recurring course and may change rapidly. [as modified in 1957 by German psychiatrist Karl Leonhard (1904–1988) from the original 1924 conceptualization of German neuropsychiatrist Karl Kleist (1879–1960)]