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musturbation en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of must + masturbation, coined by Dr. Albert Ellis.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The compulsive insistence that things ought to be a particular way.
   • Thus, Irrational Beliefs that lead to such disturbed emotions as anxiety, anger/hostility, hurt, depression, shame and embarrassment, guilt, and jealousy largely stem, according to REBT theory, from a thinking process known as musturbation. 2007, Albert Ellis, Windy Dryden, The Practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy, →ISBN:
   • Musturbation makes us too sensitive to failure and I-can't-stand-it-itis makes even minor problems seem disastrous. 2003, Julia Russell, Matt Jarvis, Angles on Applied Psychology, →ISBN:
   • Once the parents get a handle on their own musturbation, then they are in better shape to help deal with their children 1999, Arthur M. Horne, Mark S. Kiselica, Handbook of Counseling Boys and Adolescent Males: A Practitioner's Guide, →ISBN:

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