Approval-Seeking Behavior Pattern
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An Approval-Seeking Behavior Pattern is a maladaptive repetitive social behavior pattern that can drive approval-seeking decisions through approval-seeking external validation needs.
- AKA: Approval Addiction Pattern, External Validation Pattern, People-Pleasing Behavior Pattern, Approval-Dependent Pattern.
- Context:
- It can typically prioritize Approval-Seeking External Confirmation over approval-seeking internal values.
- It can typically manifest Approval-Seeking Cognitive Schemas in approval-seeking decision contexts.
- It can typically undermine Approval-Seeking Personal Boundarys through approval-seeking accommodation behaviors.
- It can typically generate Approval-Seeking Identity Confusion via approval-seeking self-modification.
- It can typically maintain Approval-Seeking Relationship Dynamics through approval-seeking submission behaviors.
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- It can often create Approval-Seeking Moral Flexibility in approval-seeking ethical contexts.
- It can often produce Approval-Seeking Anxiety States when approval-seeking validation absences occur.
- It can often facilitate Approval-Seeking Perfectionism through approval-seeking performance standards.
- It can often enable Approval-Seeking Conflict Avoidance via approval-seeking harmony preservation.
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- It can range from being a Subtle Approval-Seeking Behavior Pattern to being an Obvious Approval-Seeking Behavior Pattern, depending on its approval-seeking manifestation visibility.
- It can range from being a Selective Approval-Seeking Behavior Pattern to being a Pervasive Approval-Seeking Behavior Pattern, depending on its approval-seeking context scope.
- It can range from being a Functional Approval-Seeking Behavior Pattern to being a Dysfunctional Approval-Seeking Behavior Pattern, depending on its approval-seeking life impact.
- It can range from being a Conscious Approval-Seeking Behavior Pattern to being an Automatic Approval-Seeking Behavior Pattern, depending on its approval-seeking awareness degree.
- It can range from being a Mild Approval-Seeking Behavior Pattern to being a Compulsive Approval-Seeking Behavior Pattern, depending on its approval-seeking behavioral intensity.
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- It can interact with Approval-Seeking Attachment Styles for approval-seeking relationship formation.
- It can reinforce Approval-Seeking Low Self-Esteem through approval-seeking validation dependency.
- It can combine with Approval-Seeking Social Anxiety in approval-seeking social situations.
- It can influence Approval-Seeking Career Choices via approval-seeking professional decisions.
- It can affect Approval-Seeking Communication Styles through approval-seeking interaction modification.
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- Example(s):
- Counter-Example(s):
- Self-Validation Pattern, which relies on internal approval sources.
- Assertive Behavior Pattern, which maintains personal boundary enforcement.
- Authentic Self-Expression Pattern, which prioritizes genuine self-presentation.
- Independent Decision Pattern, which uses internal value systems.
- See: Validation Seeking Behavior, Recognition Craving, People-Pleasing Syndrome, Approval-Seeking Schema, Social Anxiety Disorder, Dependent Personality Disorder, Insecure Attachment Style, Low Self-Esteem, Codependency Pattern, Identity Formation Process.