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Feb 25, 2016 · Ambivalence is often revealed in one’s long-term bearing—in the dynamic array of conscious and behavioural life. Thus, ambivalence about one’s job can be manifest by a phlegmatic working style combined with sporadic checking for other job openings, or by making a habit of first enraging the boss and then apologizing.
- Hili Razinsky
- razinsky@post.bgu.ac.il
- 2016
Ambivalence is a psychological phenomenon where contradictory emotions, attitudes, or thoughts coexist within an individual. It can lead to indecisiveness and a sense of emotional uncertainty. Recognizing and addressing ambivalence can help individuals gain clarity and make more informed choices. Definition: Ambivalence refers to the ...
Jan 1, 1990 · Un- conscious ambivalence, indeed, may indicate an inability to tolerate opposing feelings and may thus be inherently more pathological than conscious ambiva- lence, which the individual may strive to confront and resolve. This section has emphasized pathological manifestations of ambivalence.
- Julie B. Sincoff
- 1990
Jun 2, 2018 · Ambivalence is a constituent feature of human beings. The aim of this article is to systematise the fundamental sources of ambivalence (neuropsychic, socio-cultural and situational) and highlight that ambivalence can be considered as an external sign or manifestation of a complex and multiple internal human nature; that is, a human being constituted by multiple selves. In this paper the self ...
- Jesús Romero Moñivas
- jesromtel@yahoo.es
- 2018
Ambivalent vs Ambiguous. Ambivalence is a characteristic of attitudes and opinions; ambiguity is a characteristic of situations and stimuli. Ambivalence arises from the thoughts and emotions of sentient beings—it’s internal to us. Ambiguity, by contrast, can be external.
The term ambivalence—meaning the coexistence of love and hate toward a person or object—is commonly used both in the vernacular and in psychiatry. However, how ambivalence contributes to understanding and treating some important psychiatric disorders has not been well defined. This article reviews Bleuler's original use of the concept, as well as contributions by Freud and other theorists ...
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During the postwar period, the meaning of ambivalence was extended to mundane relationships and social psychological processes. Within the newly emerging paradigm of cognitive science, social psychologists such as Festinger (), Aronson (), and Milgram employed consistency theories to explain the vicissitudes of beliefs, ideas, and attitudes among rational actors.
