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Definition of Overcontrolling
1. overcontrol [v] - See also: overcontrol
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overcontrolling
Literary usage of Overcontrolling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Basic Helicopter Handbook by Diane Publishing Company (1995)
"overcontrolling the pedals ... Stopping and stabilizing the helicopter at a hover
requires a number of small corrections to avoid overcontrolling. ..."
2. Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Coexisting Mental Illness and by Richard Ries (1996)
"Children raised by parents who are overcontrolling, unpredictable, and hostile
can develop antisocial or dissociative defenses and styles. ..."
3. Treatment Services for Adolescent Substance Abusers by Alfred S. Friedman (1998)
"It may be that the client is perceiving the counselor's expectations for progress
as overcontrolling or as overwhelming, perhaps representing more of the ..."
4. Setup: What the Air Force Did in Vietnam and Why by Earl H. Tilford, Jr. (1991)
"... Nixon not repeat the mistakes of the Johnson administration in overcontrolling
the targeting process. Nixon had no intention of doing that and, in fact, ..."
5. Current Issues in Women's Health by Food and Drug Administration, DIANE Publishing Company, United States (1994)
"She described anorectics as struggling against overcontrolling parents to gain
a sense of "leading a life of their own." Some studies have found these ..."
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