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Deutsch: Aufdringliche Gedanken, Español: Pensamientos intrusivos, Português: Pensamentos intrusivos, Français: Pensées intrusives, Italiano: Pensieri intrusivi

Intrusive Thoughts are unwanted, involuntary thoughts, images, or urges that pop into a person's mind, often causing distress. They are typically sudden, vivid, and feel contrary to the person’s actual values, character, or intentions.

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Intuiting refers to a personality function that stresses having a hunch or guess about something, which may arise from the unconscious. Intuiting's polar opposite is Sensing.

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Intuition refers to quick, impulsive thought that does not make use of formal logic or clear reasoning. In Descartes's philosophy, Intuition is the introspective process by which clear and distinct ideas are discovered.

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Intuitionism is a term in fuzzy-trace theory, the tendency of people to prefer to think, reason, and remember by processing inexact. Fuzzy memory representations rather than working logically from exact, verbatim representations.

Intuitive scientists refer to untrained scientists who try to make causal judgments in a rational, scientific manner

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Intuitive thought refers to thinking that makes little or no use of reasoning and logic. Intuitive thought is Piaget’s term for reasoning that is dominated by appearances (or perceptual characteristics of objects and events) rather than by rational thought processe

Intuitive versus instrumental grieving refers to Martin and Doka's terms used to contrast two (2) extremes in a spectrum of grieving styles; (1) Intuitive emphasizes experiencing and expressing emotion, and (2) Instrumental focuses on practical matters and problem solving; formerly, these might have been contrasted as "feminine” (or "conventional”) versus "masculine” styles, but the point to note is that this is essentially a matter of style, not gender.

Deutsch: Intuitivität / Español: Intuitividad / Português: Intuitividade / Français: Intuitivité / Italiano: Intuitività

In psychology, intuitiveness refers to the ability to understand or know something instinctively, without the need for conscious reasoning. This concept is crucial in understanding human cognition, decision-making processes, and user experience design. Intuitiveness plays a significant role in how individuals interact with their environment and technology, influencing efficiency and satisfaction.

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