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vibrator

n. an appliance containing a small electric motor that produces a vibrating action, used to stimulate the genitals and other sensitive areas during masturbation or sexual activity with a partner. The device may be powered by batteries or by household electric current. Some vibrators strap on the hand, making the fingers vibrate during sexual stimulation. Another type has a vibrating mechanism on which a number of attachments of different sizes, shapes, and textures can be placed, and these stimulate the body directly. Other vibrators are cylinders that can be used externally or inserted into the vagina or anus.

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February 21st 2025

reactive coping

reactive coping

a stress-management strategy that involves efforts to deal with a past or present stressful situation (e.g., marital dissolution, losing one’s job) by compensating for or accepting the associated harm or loss. Reactive coping may also involve efforts to readjust goals, find benefit, or search for meaning. One of four types of coping proposed by German psychologists Ralf Schwarzer (1943–  ) and Nina Knoll, reactive coping may be problem-focused, emotion-focused, or social-relation-focused. See also anticipatory coping; preventive coping; proactive coping.