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XXXY syndrome

a relatively rare disorder in which a male inherits the full complement of both male and female sex chromosomes instead of either the normal two X chromosomes (46, XX) for females or the normal one X and one Y chromosome (46,XY) for males. Affected individuals have a normal penis but small testes and prostate, and about half develop enlarged breasts and have intellectual and developmental disabilities. Also called 48,XXXY syndrome.

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January 11th 2025

deficiency motivation

deficiency motivation

in Abraham Maslow’s humanistic psychology, the type of motivation operating on the lower four levels of his hierarchy of needs (see Maslow’s motivational hierarchy). Deficiency motivation is characterized by the striving to correct a deficit that may be physiological or psychological in nature. Compare metamotivation.