precontemplative
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pre- + contemplative.
Adjective
[edit]precontemplative (not comparable)
- Before contemplation.
- (medicine, psychiatry) In a phase of mental activity in which one does not yet begin to recognize or acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as own's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.
- See also: egosyntonic
- (medicine, psychiatry) In a phase of mental activity in which one does not yet begin to recognize or acknowledge the maladaptiveness of someone's behavior (such as own's own, or that of a family member or friend); usually with reference to substance use.