Sentences with phrase «by feelings of powerlessness»

The Labour voters apparently inspired by feelings of powerlessness?

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In one of the experiments, the researchers primed some of the participants for feelings of either power or powerlessness by assigning them to roles as bosses or employees in a face - to - face mock task of solving brain - teasers.

I had reservations about the pagan origins of the festivities, and I was honestly frustrated by the powerlessness I felt under the weight of tradition.

They try to overcome and defend themselves against this feeling of powerlessness through a massive increase in nuclear arms, and they try to conquer their fear and reassure themselves by asserting that we can prevail if we do indeed multiply our nuclear arsenal.

What we see historically as «apathy» may sometimes be a by - product of the genuine powerlessness people feel in complex situations.

A great variety of compensatory devices — healthy and unhealthy — are developed by persons in their struggles to overcome feelings of powerlessness and inferiority.

Zombies may well be popular today because they speak to a similar feeling of powerlessness shared by many members of our society.»

The interviewees seemed to compensate for lifes disappointments and feelings of powerlessness by subscribing to a perturbed reality that was starkly defined by friends and enemies.

When those parents complain to the teachers, and when the teachers say it's because of Common Core and that the Common Core was mandated by some far - away state official (or even the feds, or Bill Gates, or Pearson...), the result is frustration, a feeling of powerlessness, and eventually anger.

Included in the exhibition is Drains, 1990 by Robert Gober, a haunting sculpture cast from pewter that evokes a feeling of despair and powerlessness as young lives were simply washed away.

There has been much research on what the LSCP has previously called the «feeling of powerlessness» felt by consumers when it comes to having to identify a lawyer to assist with a particular problem.

During my visit, I was told by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders feelings of powerlessness, loss of culture and lack of control over their lives.

Freud viewed addictive and compulsive behavior as a defensive strategy used by an individual to avoid feelings of powerlessness.