TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS
A form of group psychotherapy originated by Eric Berne, which focuses attention on characteristic interactions between individuals and the “games”…
VISIBILITY CURVE
A graph representing the sensitivity of the eye to different wavelengths of light. Two types of curves are usually constructed,…
SYNESTHESIA (literally, “feeling to- gether”)
An experience in which two senses respond when only one is stimulated; also called crossed perception.About 5 to 10 per…
WHITE, WILLIAM ALANSON (1870- 1937)
White, a leading figure in the development of American psychiatry, was bom in New York City and received his medical…
WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
Mental and physical symptoms experienced when drugs are unavailable to individuals who have become addicted or habituated to them.These symptoms…
WERTHEIMER, MAX (1880-1943)
Wertheimer, originator of the Gestalt theory, was born in Prague, studied law at the universitythen became interested in psychology and…
THORNDIKE, EDWARD LEE (1874- 1949)
Thorndike, a pioneer in educational psychology, was bom in Massachusetts, and received his B.A. degree at Wesleyan, his M.A. at…
VENTILATION CONDITIONS
Atmospheric conditions—primarily temperature, humidity, and air flow—constitute an important problem in industrial psychology and human engineering, since they have considerable…
TOTAL PUSH THERAPY
A supportive approach originated by Abraham Myerson for the treatment of chronic schizophrenics and other patients confined to mental institutions.To…
WITHDRAWAL
A defensive reaction consisting of retreat from threatening situations and, in its pathological form, retreat from reality as a whole.There…
VOLUNTEER WORKERS
In recent years mental health clinics and mental hospitals have been using more and more volunteersnot only because of the…
TALION LAW
These terms refer to the idea of punishment or retaliation in kind: the “lex talionis.” This is the primitive and…
WERNICKE’S SYNDROME
A brain disorder caused by a deficiency of vitamins, particularly thiamine and niacin; first described in 1881 by the German…
TALKING IT OUT
The free verbal expression of feelings and emotions“Talking it out,” in the usual sense of giving vent to what is…
VIGOTSKY TEST
A test of conceptual thinking in which the subject classifies blocks according to different characteristicsdeveloped by the Soviet psychologist L.…
VISUAL DEFECTS
Common visual defects so often affect behavior and adjustment that they are usually included in the field of psychology. Most…
TRANSVESTISM (or) TRANSVESTI- TISM
A sexual deviation in which the individual dresses in the clothes of the opposite sex, usually for the purpose of…
SZONDI TEST
A projective test in which the subject examines a set of photographs of people with different types of mental disorder…
TAY-SACHS DISEASE
A rare metabolic disorder characterized by an accumulation of lipid (fat) in the nerve cells of the brain, resulting in…
VISIBLE SPECTRUM
The range of electromagnetic waves visible to the human eye.Our sense of vision is activated by radiant energy emitted or…