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Wishful thinking

wishful thinking refers to a characteristic of preschool thought such that children usually do not differentiate between their wishes and their expectations.

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Withdrawal

Withdrawal means general orientation of wariness toward people and objects. It is also refers to an approach to handling conflict in which one of the parties removes him/herself from the situation to avoid the conflict.

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Withdrawal delirium

Withdrawal delirium refer to frightening Hallucinations and body tremors that result when a heavy drinker withdraws from alcohol.

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Withdrawal design

Withdrawal design refers to the removal of a treatment to note whether said treatment has been effective.

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Withdrawal of love

Withdrawal of love means withholding affection to enforce child discipline.

Withdrawal symptoms

withdrawal symptoms refer to physical or psychological symptoms such as convulsions, tremor, vomiting, insomnia, anxiety, muscle pain and sweating that follow the abrupt discontinuation of a drug that produces physical dependence. It is a physical illness and discomfort following the withdrawal of a drug.

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Withdrawal-destructiveness relationship

Withdrawal -destructiveness relationship refers to the Fromm's theory where a relationship is characterized by distance, apathy, or aggression

Withdrawn

Withdrawn refers to a path to peer rejection in which children are shy and selfconscious.

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