attitude
[at´ĭ-to̳d] 1. a posture or position of the body; in obstetrics, the relation of the various parts of the fetal body to one another.
2. a pattern of mental views established by cumulative prior experience.
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at·ti·tude
(at'i-tūd), 1. Position of the body and limbs.
2. Manner of acting.
3. social or clinical psychology a relatively stable and enduring predisposition to behave or react in a certain way toward people, objects, institutions, or issues.
[Mediev. L. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus, fit]
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attitude
Anatomy
The position and relation of the body and body parts to each other, i.e., posture.
Psychology
A mental disposition or mindset. Attitude is a tendency, based on one’s beliefs and experience, to react to events in certain ways and approach or avoid events that confirm or challenge personal values.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
attitude
Psychology “…the tendency towards a mode of response, toward the object in question.” See Abstract attitude. McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
at·ti·tude
(at'i-tūd) 1. Position of the body and limbs.
2. Manner of acting.
3. psychology A predisposition to behave or react in a certain way toward people, objects, institutions, or issues.
[Mediev. L. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus, fit]
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at·ti·tude
(at'i-tūd) 1. Position of the body and limbs.
2. Manner of behavior.
[Mediev. L. aptitudo, fr. L. aptus, fit]
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