intrapersonal
adjective
in·tra·per·son·al
ˌin-trə-ˈpər-s(ə-)nəl 
: occurring within the individual mind or self
intrapersonal concerns of the aged
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Whether your motivation is saving money on a last minute rush ticket for a single seat or the more intrapersonal goal of finding self confidence and independence, let this show one thing: there are plenty of folks who are enjoying the show alone, and they may even be seated right next to you.
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Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Osbourne fired Lee in 1987 over intrapersonal differences with other band members following the recording and touring for a follow-up album, The Ultimate Sin.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Still, director Alexandre Aja’s psychologically taut feature blazes its own trail, dropping us into the middle of one family’s ghastly, worsening crisis, craftily drawing its scares from their interpersonal and intrapersonal strife.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
Beckmann’s results show that intrapersonal variability fluctuates systematically by context regardless of which person is evaluating it.
—Francine Russo, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2023
Guests experience multiple sessions that build on each other, walking away with new inter- and intrapersonal skills.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
Psychologist and Harvard professor Howard Gardner is credited with the theory of multiple intelligences, positing eight categories: verbal/linguistic, musical, intrapersonal, visual/spatial, bodily/kinesthetic, naturalist, interpersonal, and logical/mathematical.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
For intrapersonal mechanisms, your beliefs or expectations impact your own actions, while for interpersonal mechanisms, others’ views impact your thoughts and behaviors.
—Kelly Santana Banks, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2023
Chelly Bouferrache, a conservative photographer who was there and frequently attends right-wing demonstrations, said the fight was an intrapersonal beef involving a former Proud Boy.
—oregonlive, 26 June 2023
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Sophie Liza Cannon, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Osbourne fired Lee in 1987 over intrapersonal differences with other band members following the recording and touring for a follow-up album, The Ultimate Sin.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Still, director Alexandre Aja’s psychologically taut feature blazes its own trail, dropping us into the middle of one family’s ghastly, worsening crisis, craftily drawing its scares from their interpersonal and intrapersonal strife.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Sep. 2024
Beckmann’s results show that intrapersonal variability fluctuates systematically by context regardless of which person is evaluating it.
—Francine Russo, Scientific American, 5 Apr. 2023
Guests experience multiple sessions that build on each other, walking away with new inter- and intrapersonal skills.
—Krista Simmons, Sunset Magazine, 22 Feb. 2024
Psychologist and Harvard professor Howard Gardner is credited with the theory of multiple intelligences, positing eight categories: verbal/linguistic, musical, intrapersonal, visual/spatial, bodily/kinesthetic, naturalist, interpersonal, and logical/mathematical.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
For intrapersonal mechanisms, your beliefs or expectations impact your own actions, while for interpersonal mechanisms, others’ views impact your thoughts and behaviors.
—Kelly Santana Banks, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2023
Chelly Bouferrache, a conservative photographer who was there and frequently attends right-wing demonstrations, said the fight was an intrapersonal beef involving a former Proud Boy.
—oregonlive, 26 June 2023
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intrapersonal
adjective
in·tra·per·son·al
-ˈpərs-nəl, -ᵊn-əl
: occurring within the individual mind or self
intrapersonal concerns of the aged
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