Glossary / Lexicon

Tend-and-Befriend response

Tend-and-Befriend response refers to an interpersonal response to stressful events characterized by increased nurturing, protective, and supportive behaviors (tending) and by seeking out connections to other people (befriending).

Related Articles

Hedonism at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Hedonism: Hedonism: refers to the idea held by the classical school, that people only act according to . . . Read More
Attribution at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Attribution: Attribution refers to an inference about the cause of our own or another’s behaviour. . . . Read More
Personality Disorder at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Personality Disorder: Personality Disorder refers to enduring maladaptive pattern for relating to the . . . Read More
Attributions at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Attributions: Attributions refer to explanations or reasons that people make of the things that happen . . . Read More
Cognitivism at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Cognitivism: Cognitivism refers to the general term for approaches to theories of learning concerned . . . Read More
Audience at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Audience: Audience refer to people present during the enactment who observe the psychodrama. They may . . . Read More
Collective behavior at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Collective behavior: Collective behavior refer to the actions of a group of people who are responding . . . Read More
Behavioral cueing at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Behavioral cueing: Behavioral cueing refer to certain events, situations, people, locations, which act . . . Read More
Causal attributions at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Causal attributions: Causal attributions refer to the explanations people make for the events they observe; . . . Read More
Personal Construct Theory at psychology-glossary.com■■■■
Personal Construct Theory: Personal Construct Theory refers to Kelly's description of personality in . . . Read More