sense of autonomy
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsenseandautonomy
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sense
noun
uk/sens/us/sens/
an ability to understand, recognize, value, or react to something, especially any of the five physical abilities to see, hear, smell, taste, ...
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autonomy
noun[U]
uk/ɔːˈtɒn.ə.mi/us/ɑːˈtɑː.nə.mi/
the right of an organization, country, or region to be independent and ...
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(Definition ofsenseandautonomyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A sense of agency reflects the desired outcomes of maximising asenseofautonomy, having a say in services and access to appropriate activities.
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In many cases this dependency may be culturally foreign or unwelcome, and it may threaten the patient'ssenseofautonomyand independence.
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A key outcome, which has been relatively neglected in previous work, was maximising asenseofautonomy.
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Maintaining asenseofautonomyin the face of unwelcome and increasing dependency was an important outcome identified by service users and carers.
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A key outcome for people with dementia was maximising asenseofautonomy.
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At age 12, neither is abandoned to the consequences of the exercise of will, but rather receives careful nourishment of a developingsenseofautonomy.
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Among these psychological resources, asenseofautonomyis regarded as particularly important.
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Women improvisers may traditionally have a differentsenseofautonomy, in adherence to gender norms.
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In such a setting, girls are freer to create a distinct profile for themselves and more likely to develop asenseofautonomy.
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Asenseofautonomyor control, however, is a domain which seems to be relatively neglected in existing quality-of-life measures.
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While service users emphasised asenseofautonomy, this has rarely been included in service evaluations.
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Deprived of the authority that emanated from control of the household, men retrieved asenseofautonomyby creating a new masculine public space.
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Cloning could undermine human dignity by threatening the replicant's sense of self andsenseofautonomy.
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Well-functioning formal and informal networks allow individuals to maintain asenseofautonomyin old age even when they have to depend on help from others.
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Thesenseofautonomyis all-important here.
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One benefit of child trust funds is that they will reinforce young adults'senseofautonomyand responsibility at 18.
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We have to acknowledge that in this country today many young people have asenseofautonomy.
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Their freedom gave them a newsenseofautonomy, but also took away the structured order of life they had been accustomed to.
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