Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
contact fuyant
English translation:
interacts evasively
Added to glossary by
Dareth Pray
Jan 16, 2018 01:58
6 yrs ago
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French term
contact fuyant
French to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
From an excerpt of case study on shared psychosis
This section is describing a man after his arrest. It is entitled, "Eléments cliniques" and it says "L’homme accusé a un contact fuyant avec des réponses défensives, plaquées et pauvres. [...] Une discordance idéo-affective et un émoussement des affects sont observés."
My instinct is telling me that it means "avoids eye contact," but I am not finding the term in any references, and I am not going to guess.
I am going to ask a few more questions for this same sentence as well, since the terms seem to be very specific psychiatric assessments.
My instinct is telling me that it means "avoids eye contact," but I am not finding the term in any references, and I am not going to guess.
I am going to ask a few more questions for this same sentence as well, since the terms seem to be very specific psychiatric assessments.
Proposed translations
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4 +2 | interacts evasively | B D Finch |
Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
a un contact fuyant
Selected
interacts evasively
As others have already suggested "evasive", I hesitated about posting this answer. However I think that "contact" should be translated as "interaction", not "attitude".
Peer comment(s):
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: "Evasive" is a nice for "fuyant" and "i/action" for "contact" as it can involve eye contact, body lang. and lan "Avoidant interaction" may work, as the ICD + DSM use "avoidant" for "pers. évitante" (av. pers. d/o). A trait here (not diag. of the d/order).
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Thanks Nikki
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Victoria Britten
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Thanks Victoria
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Comment: "Great! Thanks"
Discussion
The accused displayed evasive attitude, dependent emotions and very little response. [...] An ideo-affective discordance and a blunting of affects are observed