What's the difference between introverting and inwards?

Introverting


Definition:

  • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Introvert

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Female sex, greater age, higher severity of episodes, manic or hypomanic episodes recurrent course, and introverted and anancastic personality were factors increasing the rate of treated cases in both samples, as well as familial loading with treated depression.
  • (2) Interviews and psychological tests revealed that CD-patients were introverted with strong connections to their families.
  • (3) The 'introverts' scored significantly highest on the Matrices, but the scores of the 'ambiverts' were lowest.
  • (4) They made the hypothesis that if a tranquillizing drug were administered the operative level of neuroticism would be decreased, and as a consequence the level of susceptibility of neurotic extraverts would be raised, and that of neurotic introverts lowered.
  • (5) The hypothesized identity of the dimensions of extraversion-introversion and strength of the nervous system was tested on four groups of nine subjects (neurotic extraverts, stable extraverts, neurotic introverts, stable introverts).
  • (6) The extraverted women gazed longer during listening than did introverted women.
  • (7) Psychological tests showed that all the patients were more neurotic, more introverted, and more obsessional than normal subjects.
  • (8) Remaining types were Betas (15%) and Deltas (4%), both introverted types who avoid leadership positions.
  • (9) In my year, 2012, Susan Cain was doing her introvert talk and everyone kept saying: "Oh she's so brave giving a TED talk when she's an introvert."
  • (10) The selfrating results show that schizophrenics are introverted premorbidly, as compared to control groups; it is assumed that this personality trait will be understood as "schizoid" in non-selfrating.
  • (11) Examination of those items which best accomplish this discrimination indicates that the members of the majority type (approximately 85%, on average, over several studies) have disorders of character, while the members of the minority type (approximately 15%, on average, over several studies) are introverted neurotics.
  • (12) But larger motor potentials preceding the smoking act in introverts indicated a greater involvement of introverts in the smoking act itself.
  • (13) It was hypothesized that time perceptions of extraverts and introverts would differ when their interest in the task was dissimilar.
  • (14) Intended to foster a sense of belonging and being part of a collective endeavour, it instead turned Beijing into a place of introverted islands, separated by competition and mutual distrust.
  • (15) He was shy & introverted & considered to be failing at that age.
  • (16) High levels of introverted hostility were reported by SS patients in relation to the other two groups.
  • (17) The results support the following conclusions: (1) neither personality grouping nor drug treatment during preinduction trials significantly affected KFAE; (2) both types of variables were, however, significantly related to behavior during the postinduction trials; (3) the extraverted subjects showed larger KFAEs than ambiverted and introverted subjects under placebo condition; (4) the extent of KFAE was reduced in extraverted and enhanced in introverted subjects under the influence of the drug; (5) there were significant interactions between the drug treatments and personality variables in effects on KFAE.
  • (18) Results showed that extraverts had a peak time insignificantly later than introverts.
  • (19) The subjects were selected after preliminary testing with the Eysenck Personality Inventory and were classified into three groups: extraverts, ambiverts, and introverts.
  • (20) How do you tell the difference between a Finnish introvert and a Finnish extrovert?

Inwards


Definition:

  • (a.) Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward.
  • (a.) Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to turn the attention inward.
  • (adv.) See Inward.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The maximum amplitude of the inward Na+ current, normalized by cell capacitance, is about sixfold larger, on the average, in LP lactotropes than in SP lactotropes.
  • (2) In contrast with oligodendrocytes, [Cl-]i in astrocytes is significantly increased (from 20 to 40 mM) above the equilibrium distribution owing to the activity of an inward directed Cl- pump; this suggests a different mechanism of K+ uptake in these cells.
  • (3) The differentiated neuroblastoma cell possesses characteristics of an electrically excitable cell and can generate propagated potential spikes in which Ca2+ is the inward charge carrier.
  • (4) This response seemed to be triggered mainly by the influx of Ca2+ through L-type Ca2+ channel activated by membrane depolarization, which was caused by the ATP-induced inward current.
  • (5) I have equated nationalism with racism, xenophobia, inward-looking-ness and militarism.
  • (6) From this, and previous studies indicating a dependency of contraction frequency on the inward verapamil-sensitive Na influx, it is suggested that the drugs modify the automaticity of this preparation by a primary influence on membrane Na exchange.
  • (7) We used two experimental techniques to study the effect of lidocaine hydrochloride on the early inward transient (sodium) current as it is reflected by the maximum rate of change of action potential phase 0 (Vmax).
  • (8) Ca2+ inward currents evoked by membrane depolarization have been studied by the intracellular dialysis technique in the somatic membrane of isolated dorsal root ganglion neurones of new-born rats.
  • (9) Furthermore, clonidine can abolish, in reversible fashion, the acetylcholine-activated inward current determined with patch-clamp.
  • (10) In the type II response kainate caused prominent inward currents at -60 mV in Na(+)-free, 10 mM-Ca2+ solution.
  • (11) The kinetics of the membrane current during the anomalous or inward-going rectification of the K current in the egg cell membrane of the starfish Mediaster aequalis were analyzed by voltage clamp.
  • (12) L-type ICa, an inward-going sustained current, was activated with depolarization more positive than -25 mV.
  • (13) Displacements of the hair bundle towards the taller stereocilia generated inward-going m-e.t.
  • (14) At low concentrations, the current-voltage relations are inwardly rectifying, but they become more ohmic if a small amount of divalent cations is added externally.
  • (15) Divalent cations (2 mM-Ni2+, 1 mM-Ba2+ or 2 mM-Ca2+) reduced only the outward current in the Tris Na(+)-free solution, while in the 150 mM-Na+ solution, they reduced both the inward and outward components of the current which had a reversal potential of around -10 mV.
  • (16) Large negative-going pulses elicited proportionally larger inward currents that decayed during the pulse with voltage-dependent kinetics.
  • (17) In the absence of Ca2+ (but with Mg2+ present) the inward current disappeared but a large, inactivating outward current appeared when V greater than 0 mV.
  • (18) -57 mV) induced a large voltage-dependent inward current which has been identified as the K current through the anomalous rectifier (Ianomal.).
  • (19) In most cells superfused with 10 mM-Ca2+, a transient inward Ca2+ current was evoked by a step depolarization to potentials more positive than -65 mV from a holding potential of -100 mV.
  • (20) In the affective realm, the Rorschach scores reflected the predicted decrease in uncontrolled expression of affect, increase in controlled expression of affect, and increase in inwardness.

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