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This constant pressure to speak, the giving of numerous interviews, the increased goal-directed activities, irritability, lack of impulse control, what we call the 'flight of ideas' — skipping from topic to topic, clearly the lack of judgment about his own issues.

Charlie Sheen in the hottest of seats 2011

Treatment consisted of weekly, goal-directed therapy sessions focused on engaging the patient, establishing a therapeutic rapport and stimulating interest and motivation in achieving long-term, measurable goals, which they broke down into intermediate and short-term goals.

Judith S. Beck, Ph.D.: Hope for Patients With Severe Schizophrenia Ph.D. Judith S. Beck 2011

Specifically, the amount of grey matter in the orbitofrontal cortex was reduced in people with cocaine addiction, an area involved in decision-making and goal-directed behaviour.

Cocaine addiction linked to brain abnormalities 2011

This constant pressure to speak, the giving of numerous interviews, the increased goal-directed activities, irritability, lack of impulse control, what we call the 'flight of ideas' — skipping from topic to topic, clearly the lack of judgment about his own issues.

Charlie Sheen in the hottest of seats 2011

Even when we are in good health, our critical inner voice tries to turn us against ourselves by fostering inwardness, distrust, self-criticism, self-denial and a generalized retreat from our goal-directed activities.

Lisa Firestone: How to Fight Breast Cancer's Hidden Enemy Lisa Firestone 2010

Specifically, the amount of grey matter in the orbitofrontal cortex was reduced in people with cocaine addiction, an area involved in decision-making and goal-directed behaviour.

Cocaine addiction linked to brain abnormalities 2011

Even when we are in good health, our critical inner voice tries to turn us against ourselves by fostering inwardness, distrust, self-criticism, self-denial and a generalized retreat from our goal-directed activities.

Lisa Firestone: How to Fight Breast Cancer's Hidden Enemy Lisa Firestone 2010

It plays a trick on us… play is behavior that's not goal-directed but that gives us the ability to become goal-directed.

Hara Estroff Marano discusses A Nation of Wimps: The High Cost of Invasive Parenting 2010

Even when we are in good health, our critical inner voice tries to turn us against ourselves by fostering inwardness, distrust, self-criticism, self-denial and a generalized retreat from our goal-directed activities.

Lisa Firestone: How to Fight Breast Cancer's Hidden Enemy Lisa Firestone 2010

Possible selves involve images and senses, approximating what people actually experience when they are engaged in motivated or goal-directed behaviour.

I is for Identity « An A-Z of ELT 2010