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altruism
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altruism
[al′tro̅o̅·iz′əm]
a sense of unconditional concern for the welfare of others. It may be expressed at the level of the individual, the group, or the larger social system. It is one of the curative factors of participating in group therapy. altruistic, adj.


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Yet biologists observe that animals and even lower organisms often behave altruistically.
There also is some evidence that foster parents who were recruited through church were more likely to be altruistically motivated and more interested in the general welfare of children than those who were recruited using other methods (Kraus, 1975).
Or if the false claimant had spoken altruistically while the true mother remained silent, what then?
 
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