Acting out

Definition of the noun acting out

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noun

1. a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult
   • lexical domain: Communicative Processes - nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
   • more generic words: blowup / ebullition / effusion / gush / outburst = an unrestrained expression of emotion
2. (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic
   • domain: psychiatry / psychological medicine / psychopathology
   • lexical domain: Communicative Processes - nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
   • more generic word: display = exhibiting openly in public view

Writings

1. "Acting Out" is a book by French philosopher Bernard Stiegler. It is composed of two short works, "How I Became a Philosopher," and "To Love, To Love Me, To Love Us: From September 11 to April 21," which were published separately in French in 2003 as Passer à l'acte and Aimer, s'aimer, nous aimer: Du 11 septembre au 21 avril. Acting Out was published by Stanford University Press in 2009, and the translators were David Barison, Daniel Ross, and Patrick Crogan.
   • subject: Philosophy
2. "Acting out" is a book by Roland W. Betts.
   • also known as "Acting out: coping with big city schools"
3. "Acting out" is a book by Christen Anne Smith.
   • also known as "Acting out: theater and the politics of citizenship at the periphery in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil"

Film

"Acting Out" is a film, directed by Carl Gurevich & Ralph Rosenblum.

• country: United States of America
• language: English Language
• genre: Documentary film
• released in 1978 (37 years ago)

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Encyclopedia of Special Education (2007)

A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional Individuals by Cecil R. Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen

TELZROW Kent State University CONGENITAL DISORDERS MINOR PHYSICAL ANOMALIES ACTING OUT Acting out has been defined by Harriman (1975) as the “direct expression of conflicted tensions in annoying or antisocial ...

Encyclopedia of Adolescence (2014)

by Roger J.R. Levesque

Acting out can be understood from the perspective of several disciplines, but it figures most prominently in therapeutic settings and those concerned with delinquent or other risky behavior (see Alexander and Sexton M; Overbeek et al. M).

Campbell's Psychiatric Dictionary (2009)

by Robert Jean Campbell

acting out action understanding Particularly in the early phase of treatment, it may take the form of disruptive, inappropriate,

An Introductory Dictionary of Lacanian Psychoanalysis (2006)

by Dylan Evans, Research Fellow in the Department of Philosophy Dylan Evans

Although an element of repetition can be found in almost every human action, the term 'acting out' is usually reserved for those actions which display 'an impulsive aspect relatively out of harmony with the subject's usual motivational patterns' ...

The Encyclopedia of Child Abuse (2007)

by Robin E. Clark, Judith Freeman Clark, Christine A. Adamec

acting out The term acting out is often used to refer to aggressive or socially undesirable behavior displayed by children or adults. Some mental health professionals see such behavior as an outward manifestation of internal ( intrapsychic) ...

The Encyclopedia of Libertarianism (2008)

by Ronald Hamowy

Acting out of duty has to be distinguished from acting in accordance with duty. The latter amounts to an action conforming to what duty commands, which, for Kant, is not sufficient for moral worth. Rather, for an action to be moral, the agent has ...

Historical Dictionary of Ethics (2008)

by Harry J. Gensler, Earl W. Spurgin

acting out of love and gratitude toward God, and that we are to love our neighbor ...

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It's tough when take 1 is technically okay and take 2 has better acting. Out here (Hollywood) they print the first one. That's the one where we all hit the mark on the floor and who cares about the acting. (Judy Holliday)
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