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confrontation

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confrontation /con·fron·ta·tion/ (kon?frun-ta´shun) a therapeutic technique constituting the act of facing or being made to face one's own attitudes and shortcomings, the way one is perceived, and the consequences of one's behavior, or of causing another to face these things.
confrontation Psychiatry Bellicose communication that deliberately invites a Pt or client to self-examine some aspect of his/her behavior in which there is a discrepancy between words and deeds


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According to the Associated Press, the report states that the Guardsmen "then began to withdraw to avoid a confrontation.
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