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ambivalence (ămbĭv`ələns), coexistence of two opposing drives, desires, feelings, or emotions toward the same person, object, or goal. The ambivalent person may be unaware of either of the opposing wishes. The term was coined in 1911 by Eugen Bleuler Bleuler, Eugen , 1857–1939, Swiss psychiatrist. He taught (1898–1927) at the Univ. of Zürich, serving concurrently as director of Zürich's Burghölzi Asylum.
..... Click the link for more information. , to designate one of the major symptoms of schizophrenia schizophrenia , group of severe mental disorders characterized by reality distortions resulting in unusual thought patterns and behaviors. Because there is often little or no logical relationship between the thoughts and feelings of a person with schizophrenia, the
..... Click the link for more information. , the others being autism autism , developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning.
..... Click the link for more information. and disturbances of affect (i.e., emotion) and of association (i.e., thought disorders). Bleuler felt that there were normal instances of ambivalence, such as the feeling, after performing an action, that it would have been better to have done the opposite; but the normal person, unlike the schizophrenic, is not prevented by these opposing impulses from deciding and acting. In Freudian psychoanalysis, ambivalence was described as feelings of love and hate toward the same person. This specific meaning has attained common usage by psychiatrists and psychoanalysts.

ambivalence [am′bi·və·ləns]

(psychology)

The coexistence of contradictory emotions, attitudes, ideas, or desires with respect to a particular person, object, or situation.

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Many parents are ambivalent about giving their child a cell phone, worried that their child will turn into some kind of horrific miniature yuppie, or spend all their time chatting to their friends and racking up massive phone bills in the process.

Cell Phones for the Younger Market by Neo Nashville / Biological sciences community

Canada and the United States: Ambivalent Allies, 4th Edition John Herd Thompson and Stephen J.

Canada and the United States: Ambivalent Allies, 4th Edition by California Bookwatch

And with singer Blaine Harrison making his way on stage on crutches, minus the sparkly outfits of his three other band members, a big effort would be needed to get the ambivalent Monday night crowd's attention focussed on the music.

Jets hit high note; REVIEWS MYSTERY JETS Glee Club by Birmingham Mail (England)

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