"Cognitive Dissonance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Motivational state produced by inconsistencies between simultaneously held cognitions or between a cognition and behavior; e.g., smoking enjoyment and believing smoking is harmful are dissonant.
| Descriptor ID |
D003073
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.188.305
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| Concept/Terms |
Cognitive Dissonance- Cognitive Dissonance
- Cognitive Dissonances
- Dissonance, Cognitive
- Dissonances, Cognitive
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cognitive Dissonance" by people in Profiles.
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Phenomenology and treatment of behavioural addictions. Can J Psychiatry. 2013 May; 58(5):252-9.
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Strategic self-presentation may enhance effects of interdisciplinary chronic pain treatment. Health Psychol. 2013 Feb; 32(2):156-163.
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Individual differences in acute alcohol impairment of inhibitory control predict ad libitum alcohol consumption. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2008 Dec; 201(3):315-24.
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Dual diagnoses, new perspectives. MedGenMed. 2003 Mar 24; 5(1):25.