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Deutsch: Befriedigung / Español: Gratificación / Português: Gratificação / Français: Gratification / Italiano: Gratificazione /

The term"gratification" refers to the pleasurable satisfaction or fulfillment that individuals experience when their desires, needs, or impulses are met. It is a fundamental concept in psychology that plays a significant role in understanding human behavior, motivation, and well-being. Gratification can be immediate or delayed, and it often involves the pursuit of rewards, pleasures, or goals.

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Grating acuity refers to the narrowest spacing of a grooved surface on the skin for which orientation can be accurately judged; a measure of acuity on the skin. (see Two-point threshold)

Deutsch: Dankbarkeitsjournal / Español: Diario de Gratitud / Português: Diário de Gratidão / Français: Journal de Gratitude / Italian: Diario della Gratitudine

Gratitude Journaling in the psychology context refers to the practice of regularly recording things for which one is grateful. This technique is used to foster a positive mindset, improve emotional well-being, and enhance overall mental health.

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Grave disability refers to legal criterion for involuntary commitment that is met when a person is so incapacitated by a mental disorder that he or she cannot care for his or her own basic needs, such as for food, clothing, or shelter, and his or her survival is threatened as a result

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Gray Areas is defined as situations in which the individual's business standards lack clarity. The lack of clarity may be due to an individual's not being familiar with a guideline or a guideline that is vague and subject to interpretation. Guidelines are usually written to provide managers with as much latitude as appropriate, and this may create "Ggray areas"

Gray matter refer to areas of the nervous system with a high density of cell bodies and dendrites, with few myelinated axons ; areas of the brain that are dense in cell bodies such as the cortex and that appear gray.

Great leader theory refers to a view of leadership, attributed to historian Thomas Carlyle, which states that successful leaders possess certain characteristics that mark them for greatness, and that such great leaders shape the course of history.

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Great person theory refers to the theory that certain key personality traits make a person a good leader, regardless of the nature of the situation facing the leader. Great person theory, likewise refers to the hypothesis that exceptional leaders possess extraordinary qualities and skills which is consistent with the trait approach to leadership