overchallenge
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1OVERCHALLENGE + NOUN
imbalance
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verb
To challenge to an excessive degree.
For example, if a mother consistently overchallenges her child and responds negatively to the child's failures to meet her standards, the child will develop low confidence in her own ability and feel discouraged to take up new challenges.
noun
Challenge that is too difficult.
An overchallenge involves an imbalance, such that the level of difficulty in the occupational form exceeds the competencies in the developmental structure.
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2For example, if a mother consistently overchallenges her child and responds negatively to the child's failures to meet her standards, the child will develop low confidence in her own ability and feel
WiktionaryAn overchallenge involves an imbalance, such that the level of difficulty in the occupational form exceeds the competencies in the developmental structure.
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