他た責せき的てき

na-adjective

extrapunitive; tending to blame others

Psychological term describing a personality style where one attributes problems or failures to external factors or other people. Often contrasted with 自責的 (intropunitive).

• 彼かれは他た責せき的てきな態たい度どが強つよく、自じ分ぶんのミスを認みとめようとしない。

  He has a strongly extrapunitive attitude and refuses to admit his own mistakes.

• カウンセリングでは、他た責せき的てきな思し考こうパターンを自じ覚かくすることが第だい一いっ歩ぽだ。

  In counseling, becoming aware of one's extrapunitive thought patterns is the first step.