uncriticalness

n. a nonjudgmental attitude on the part of the therapist, which is considered essential in Carl Rogers’s nondirective approach (see client-centered therapy) as well as in other forms of psychotherapy. Criticism is held to inhibit clients’ efforts to recognize and revise their self-defeating patterns of thought and behavior.

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November 22nd 2024

aggressive character

a personality characterized by a hostile or competitive attitude to others and the pursuit of power, prestige, and material possessions. Karen D. Horney defined the development of such a character as one of three basic neurotic trends used as a defense against basic anxiety. Compare compliant character; detached character.