self-affirmation

  • 11affirmation — noun /æfɝˈmeɪʃn/ a) A declaration that something is true; an oath. b) A form of self forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion. Syn: assertion …

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  • 12Nietzschean affirmation — is a concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. An exemplary formulation of this kind of affirmation can be sought in Nietzsche s Nachlass: If we affirm one moment, we thus affirm not only ourselves but all existence. For nothing is self… …

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  • 13Denial of one's self — Denial De*ni al, n. [See {Deny}.] 1. The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; the contrary of {affirmation}. [1913 Webster] You ought to converse with so much sincerity that your bare affirmation or denial may be sufficient. Bp.… …

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  • 14The Affirmation — infobox Book | name = The Affirmation title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of the 2006 Gollancz edition (paperback) author = Christopher Priest illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre =… …

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  • 15Day of Affirmation speech — The Day of Affirmation speech was a speech given by Robert F. Kennedy to National Union of South African Students members at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, on June 6, 1966. Kennedy, who was then a U.S. Senator from New York, gave the… …

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  • 16Affirmativ — Affirmation, f. (lateinisch affirmāre, ō, ī, ātum für „befestigen, bekräftigen, versichern, beteuern“ bzw. affirmatiō, ōnis f. für „Versicherung, Beteuerung“[1]) ist eine wertende Eigenschaft für prozedurale, kognitive oder logische Entitäten,… …

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  • 17Affirmieren — Affirmation, f. (lateinisch affirmāre, ō, ī, ātum für „befestigen, bekräftigen, versichern, beteuern“ bzw. affirmatiō, ōnis f. für „Versicherung, Beteuerung“[1]) ist eine wertende Eigenschaft für prozedurale, kognitive oder logische Entitäten,… …

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  • 18Теория самоутверждения — (self affirmation theory) – теория, согласно которой человек избавляется от некоей угрозы своей Я концепции, если это угроза вызывает диссонанс, таким образом, что он обращает внимание и подтверждает свою компетенцию в каких то других областях,… …

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  • 19Claude Steele — Claude Mason Steele Born January 1, 1946 (1946 01 01) (age 65) Phoenix, Illinois Fields Psychology …

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  • 20ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …

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