Antonyms for negativism

Grammar : Noun

Spell : neg-uh-ti-viz-uh m

Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɛg ə tɪˌvɪz əm

Definition of negativism

Origin : 1824, "the policy of opposition;" see negative + -ism. In a psychological sense, it is attested from 1892.

As in negative attitude : noun bad attitude
As in opposition : noun obstruction, antagonism
As in polarity : noun opposition

Example sentences :

This is an admission that negativism is of the nature of resistance.
Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung

The next of the cardinal symptoms to be considered is negativism.
Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch

The latter seems to indicate some connection between her negativism and death.
Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch

Negativism is a state, he says, of perseverated muscular tension.
Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch

A tendency opposite to the inactivity is seen in negativism.
Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch

He is certainly wrong in denying "negativism" to his anergic type.
Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch

Negativism and catalepsy are never well developed except in stupor.
Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch

Once admit this, and the primary importance of ambivalency disappears so far as negativism is concerned.
Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung

It follows that the theory of negativism coincides with the theory of the complex, as the complex is the cause of the resistance.
Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung

With the exception of negativism, which appears only in the anamnesis, all the cardinal stupor symptoms are found in this history.
Extract from : « Benign Stupors » by August Hoch

Synonyms for negativism

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