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impunitive, a. Psychol.|ɪmˈpjuːnɪtɪv|
[f. im-2 + punitive a.]
Adopting an attitude of resignation towards frustration; characterized by blaming neither oneself nor others unreasonably. Contrasted with intropunitive a. and extrapunitive a.
1938S. Rosenzweig in H. A. Murray Explorations in Personality vi. 587 He may experience emotions of embarrassment and shame, making little of blame and emphasizing instead the conciliation of others and himself to the disagreeable situation. In this case he will be more interested in condoning than in condemning and will pass off the frustration as lightly as possible by making references, even at the price of self-deception, to unavoidable circumstances. This type of reaction may be termed ‘impunitive’. 1954G. W. Allport Nature of Prejudice xxi. 349 Some frustrated people..are so detached and philosophical about life's frustrations that they blame no one; they are impunitive. 1958M. Argyle Relig. Behaviour viii. 90 A related personality variable is that of punitiveness: people are said to be extrapunitive if they react to frustration by aggression directed outwards, intropunitive if the aggression is directed inwards, and impunitive if they do not react aggressively at all.
Hence imˈpunitively adv., in a way characteristic of an impunitive individual.
1958M. Argyle Relig. Behaviour viii. 91 The humanitarians on the other hand responded impunitively. 1969M. D. Vernon Human Motivation ix. 148 Unacceptable motivational tendencies..may be treated impunitively and denied entry to consciousness. |