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concrete thinking[′käŋ‚krēt ′thiŋk·iŋ] (psychology) Mental processes characterized by literalness and the tendency to be bound to the most immediate and obvious sense impressions, as well as by a lack of generalization and abstraction. concrete thinking
con·crete think·'ingthinking of objects or ideas as specific items rather than as an abstract representation of a more general concept, as contrasted with abstract thinking (for example, perceiving a chair and a table as individual useful items and not as members of the general class, furniture).Thought derived from the senses, which reflects experience rather than abstract reasoning. Persistence or reappearance of concrete thinking in adults is abnormal and seen in those who are unable to generalise, linked to primary or developmental defects, or it may develop secondary to organic brain disease or schizophreniaconcrete thinking Psychiatry Cognition that reflects experience, rather than abstraction, typical of those who are unable to generalizecon·crete think·ing (kŏn-krēt' thingk'ing) Consideration of objects or ideas as specific items rather than as an abstract representation of a more general concept, as contrasted with abstract thinking (e.g., perceiving a chair and a table as individual useful items and not as members of the general class, furniture). |