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שם בדוי

English translation: (not his real name)

12:45 Jan 4, 2010
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology
Hebrew term or phrase: שם בדוי
Appears in parenthesis after patient's name, in an academic paper in psychology in which Case Studies are described, but patient's real names cannot be disclosed.
Yael Nachumi
Israel
Local time: 20:34
English translation:(not his real name)
Explanation:
In psychology papers, this may be added to the name.
"His" or "her", of course, as the case may be.
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Doron Greenspan MITI
Israel
Local time: 20:34
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4(not his real name)
Doron Greenspan MITI
5 +2pseudonym
elli_fischer
5 +1fictitious name
Smantha
5alias, AKA (also known as)
Iris Bat-Or
4pseudo name
Lingopro
4assumed name
Gad Kohenov


Discussion entries: 2





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pseudo name


Explanation:
:-)

Lingopro
Israel
Local time: 20:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Shai Navé
3 mins
  -> Thanks, Shai :)
disagree  elli_fischer: of all the options here, this is the one that would never be used.
24 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
pseudonym


Explanation:
very straightforward

elli_fischer
Local time: 20:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Keren Terret
5 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Chaya Cohen
6 days
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
(not his real name)


Explanation:
In psychology papers, this may be added to the name.
"His" or "her", of course, as the case may be.


Example sentence(s):
  • John (not his real name) is a patient at XXX Hospital...
Doron Greenspan MITI
Israel
Local time: 20:34
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  elli_fischer: solid option
15 mins
agree  Karin Anna Aisicovich
26 mins
agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
1 hr
agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
3 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fictitious name


Explanation:
an option

#
Clinical Case Studies
by DM Shumaker - 2009 - Related articles - All 2 versions
Author's Note: The author thanks Pam (fictitious name) and her parents for their participation. ..... Case studies are inherently vulnerable to threats of ...
ccs.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/8/3/163.pdf -
#
<product> <source>Negro Youth at the Crossways: Their Personality ...
by WC Spragens - 1968
The second part of Frazier's study consists of case studies of a middle-class Negro boy, given the fictitious name of Warren Wall, and ...
www.jstor.org/stable/2716220 -
#
Aromatherapy case studies | Health & Fitness Info
26 Nov 2009 ... True aromatherapy case studies according to a scientific definition ... The client's name – A fictitious name is preferred for anonymity. ...
www.top10-fitness.info/2009/11/26/aromatherapy-case-studies... - Cached -

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Note added at 27 mins (2010-01-04 13:13:01 GMT)
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In circumstances requiring the confidentiality of a patient’s identity (e.g. for security or public relation purposes), a patient may register under a fictitious name. In this case, the real identity is temporarily replaced with a fictitious name.
http://www.utmb.edu/Policies_And_Procedures/Clinical/PNP_005...

Smantha
Israel
Local time: 20:34
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in HebrewHebrew

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  elli_fischer: as I wrote in my discussion entry, this is a solid option.
4 mins
  -> Thank you. I believe my answer came a minute earlier, than your discussion entry :)
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
assumed name


Explanation:
Fictitious name can be used for wrongdoing , not necessarily so with assumed name.

assumed name = שם בדוי או זהות שאולה

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 20:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 12
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
alias, AKA (also known as)


Explanation:
Mostly used by law enforcement and officers of the court.

Iris Bat-Or
Local time: 20:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
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