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Psychology Terms - Abstinence
1. The act of refraining from alcohol or other addictive substances, or more broadly, the practice of self-restraint from certain indulgences. 2. In psychodynamic counseling and therapy, the practitioner refrains from engaging in unfettered engagement and dialogue with the client or patient. Derived from the Latin term abstinere, meaning to refrain.
1. The act of refraining from alcohol or other addictive substances, or more broadly, the practice of self-restraint from certain indulgences. 2. In psychodynamic counseling and therapy, the practitioner refrains from engaging in unfettered engagement and dialogue with the client or patient. Derived from the Latin term abstinere, meaning to refrain.
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