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Woodslim Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
What is a "perceptual stay"?
like in
"self-inflicted illness results in repeated hospitalization and invasive procedures; desire to be admitted to and have a perceptual stay in the hospital"
Can someone explain that word so that I can traslate it to another language?
"self-inflicted illness results in repeated hospitalization and invasive procedures; desire to be admitted to and have a perceptual stay in the hospital"
Can someone explain that word so that I can traslate it to another language?
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In this context, it is apparently a term with a psychological flavor. The person is emotionally disturbed and repeatedly inflicts injuries on himself, resulting in hospitalization and serious medical procedures. The person intensely desires all of this, and wants the (perceptual) experience that the hospitalization is the result of some naturally occurring illness or injury.
- In this context, it is apparently a term with a psychological flavor.
- The person is emotionally disturbed and repeatedly inflicts injuries on himself, resulting in hospitalization and serious medical procedures.
- The person intensely desires all of this, and wants the (perceptual) experience that the hospitalization is the result of some naturally occurring illness or injury.
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In this context, it is apparently a term with a psychological flavor. The person is emotionally disturbed and repeatedly inflicts injuries on himself, resulting in hospitalization and serious medical procedures. The person intensely desires all of this, and wants the (perceptual) experience that the hospitalization is the result of some naturally occurring illness or injury.
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woodslimhave a perceptual stay in the hospitalAre you absolutely sure you have the right word? It seems to me that it should be "have a perpetual stay in the hospital".
CJ
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Thanks:)
I asked about the expression in the first place because I'm reading this sentence from some book.
"the instability of our descriptive powers results from the absence of appropriate interpretive categories that might act as "perceptual stays" in moments of emergency."
I'd like to know that it is a kind of psychological jargon. Is it?
I asked about the expression in the first place because I'm reading this sentence from some book.
"the instability of our descriptive powers results from the absence of appropriate interpretive categories that might act as "perceptual stays" in moments of emergency."
I'd like to know that it is a kind of psychological jargon. Is it?
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woodslimthat might act as "perceptual stays" in moments of emergency."~ that might act as anchors (reference points) for our perceptions in moments of emergency.
This has "stays" in the sense of "supports".
And, by the way, this is completely different from your first example, in which 'perceptual' is a mistake and should be 'perpetua
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I just ctrl+c-and-ctrl+v-ed the phrase from some website. I didn't type it myself.
But after reading your question, I'm quite sure that you're right. Yeah, I also think that it should be "a perpetual stay."
But after reading your question, I'm quite sure that you're right. Yeah, I also think that it should be "a perpetual stay."
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Your explanation make a perfect sense! considering the context of that book.
It was hard for me to guess that 'stay' can have that kind of meaning.
I still wonder if this is a jargon. Have you ever heard that expression before?
Anyway, thanks a million!
It was hard for me to guess that 'stay' can have that kind of meaning.
I still wonder if this is a jargon. Have you ever heard that expression before?
Anyway, thanks a million!
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woodslimI still wonder if this isI've never heard it before. I would not call it jargon. It seems a made-up expression just for use in the particular context of that book.ajargon. Have you ever heard that expression before?
CJ
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