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ego-syntonic

ego-syntonic Ego-syntonic describes symptoms or patterns that are experienced as fitting with the person’s way of coping rather than feeling alien to them.

Ego-syntonic describes symptoms or patterns that are experienced as fitting with the person’s way of coping rather than feeling alien to them. Because they can feel reinforcing, they may be linked with resistance to treatment.

Sources

Drafting source: Halmi Katherine A. Perplexities of treatment resistence in eating disorders. 2013; DOI 10.1186/1471-244x-13-292; article XML SHA-256 22849dfd06f8520b899caa93f538e3356439033cdb466c2c368cdc466aa02c70. “Perplexities of treatment resistence in eating disorders” (10.1186/1471-244x-13-292).
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