(n.) The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy.
Example Sentences:
(1) Psychogenic pain patients were significantly more neurotic and suspicious and less physically aggressive than healthy subjects and also scored significantly higher in dissimulation, which suggests a tendency to use defense mechanisms of denial.
(2) Three questionnaire studies are reported in which sets of items traditionally used to measure impulsiveness were intercorrelated were correlated with measures of the major personality dimensions E (extraversion), N (neuroticism) and P (psychoticism), and also with the L (lie; dissimulation) scale.
(3) Sixty non-psychiatric normal persons and 133 psychiatric cases, representing two major psychotic groups, were investigated for the dissimulation function.
(4) The dissimulating attitude of factitious patients creates the need for objective clinical features which cannot be faked and which have a genuine value for the psychiatric diagnosis and prognosis.
(5) Correlations with the physiologic responses supported the validity of psychometric scales specifically designed to measure PTSD but cast doubt on the interpretation of traditional measures of overreporting or dissimulation in this disorder.
(6) The results show a significant difference between the two groups of normal and abnormal individuals, the abnormal group dissimulating distinctively more than the other.
(7) This kind of dissimulation has been going on forever.
(8) Only the sex difference in Blood-injury fears was meaningfully affected by dissimulation: the usual finding of higher mean scores for females was obtained only after controlling for the influence of Lie scores.
(9) Results of surveys of recourse to care are influenced by differences between potential accessibility and true access, discrepancies between stated preferences and actual use, and dissimulation about use of therapies considered less legitimate.
(10) Finally, the results highlight the need for research on dissimulation in social interaction to consider the effects of acting upon the actor, as well as its effects upon the inferences of observers.
(11) Subjects exposed to social models dissimulating tolerance or intolerance generally exhibit matching behavior in their verbal ratings of painful stimulation.
(12) Untrained judges estimated the severity of pain being experienced when viewing videotaped facial expressions of chronic pain patients undergoing a painful diagnostic test or dissimulating reactions.
(13) Dissimulation function as estimated by means of Lie-Scale scores can be used as a pointer towards the impaired self-appraising ability of the individuals in relation to others.
(14) Since the publication of the first findings with a Fear Survey Schedule over five decades ago, there have been no published studies examining the extent of overlap of factorially-derived robust dimensions of irrational fears with social desirability or dissimulation.
(15) Ashton said van Beurden’s speech “was a classic of obfuscation and dissimulation.” Stop pretending gas is part of the answer, rather than a necessary stage in a transition to be kept as short as possible John Ashton Ashton said: “It is their right to say whatever they want, but it is essential that this prospectus be challenged.
(16) Speech samples taken from an earlier experiment were used in which 15 female students of nursing dissimulated negative affect produced by an unpleasant movie or told the truth about positive affect following a pleasant movie.
(17) The management of diverse types of self-mutilation is discussed with a particular emphasis on the selective use of open confrontation of the dissimulating patient with the self-inflicted nature of the lesions.
(18) Neither in males nor in females were Agoraphobic and Social fears significantly correlated with dissimulation.
(19) Differences between the parole and group therapy conditions were relatively small, with only D-O, Hy-O, and the Dissimulation Scale producing statistically significant results.
(20) Two hundred and twenty-eight veterans who requested either inpatient or outpatient treatment at a VA Hospital were administered an MMPI and a structured mental status examination (the CAPPS) to determine whether MMPI validity indicators would be useful in the prediction of dissimulation during a structured interview.
Sincerity
Definition:
(n.) The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or false pretense; sincereness.
Example Sentences:
(1) This can be achieved by sincere, periodic information through the mass media.
(2) Greece sincerely had no intention of clashing with its partners, Varoufakis insisted, but the logic of austerity was such that policies conducted in its embrace could only fail.
(3) And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice but … fuck it, I quit.” A stunned colleague then told viewers: “All right we apologise for that … we’ll, we’ll be right back.” The station later apologised to viewers on Twitter: KTVA 11 News (@ktva) Viewers, we sincerely apologize for the inappropriate language used by a KTVA reporter on the air tonight.
(4) If you're sincere and smart and genuine and lovable that's what's going to come across in your videos and tweets."
(5) It is indispensable to establish a close cooperation between the public health authorities and the private physician, and we therefore wish to sincerely thank all colleagues and Public Health Officers for their collaboration.
(6) Hinton wrote that the answers he gave in 2007 were "sincere" and "comprehensive" and that he declined to appear.
(7) I'm privileged to be working for such a unique organisation and sincerely hope the Future Jobs Fund initiative continues to provide opportunities for people in my position," he said.
(8) Individual physicians offering HBO and organized groups, such as the Undersea Medical Society, advocating its use may well be highly motivated, well meaning, and sincerely convinced that HBO is an important therapeutic approach.
(9) I would like to place on record our sincere thanks to Owen, Sandy Stewart [Coyle's assistant] and Steve Davis [coach] for all their hard work during their time at Bolton Wanderers."
(10) Although China has so far refused to enable dialogue between our leaders, I sincerely hope that it will come forward, rather than keep invoking the ghost of militarism of seven decades ago, which no longer exists."
(11) House Bill 1523 gives legal protections to government employees, doctors and other Mississippians who refuse service to same-sex couples or transgender people based on “sincerely held religious beliefs”.
(12) Expressing the belief that it was important for Christians to engage in "a sincere and rigorous dialogue" with atheists, Francis recalled Scalfari had asked him whether God forgave those "who do not believe and do not seek to believe".
(13) David Bennett, A&L's group chief executive, said: "I apologise sincerely for our shortcomings.
(14) But I am far more sceptical than I ever was before about Pakistan’s sincerity.
(15) "We sincerely hope that the government heeds these calls when introducing its draft bill," she said.
(16) I sincerely wish the new government well,” he said, eyes firmly fixed ahead.
(17) She is not an activist, but someone with a sincere moral core and great integrity.
(18) We regret this situation has resulted in litigation, however it is our sincere hope that the matter can be resolved amicably.
(19) There’s a plausible view , however, that these extreme positions are not so much sincere commitments as zany weather balloons, floated to see how well they play with the public, as well as to bamboozle his Republican opponents.
(20) If it's in our firm national interest that we should remain in the EU – and I sincerely hope that is the case – then we should stay.