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other–directed

adj oth·er–di·rect·ed \ˌəth-ər-də-ˈrek-təd, -dī-\

Medical Definition of OTHER-DIRECTED

:  directed in thought and action primarily by external norms rather than by one's own scale of values—compare inner-directed
oth·er–di·rect·ed·ness noun

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