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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.

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ETRAFON

A trade name for tricyclic anti-depressant combined with an antipsychotic.

ETS 1

1. Abbreviation for educational testing service. 2. Abbreviation for electrical transcranial stimulation.

ETYMOLOGY

Study of origins of words.

EUDEMONIA (EUDAEMONIA)

The happiness needed for moral and motivation for human action.

EUDEMONISM (EUDAEMONISM)

1. position that happiness is the ultimate moral ground, so what is good brings us happiness. 2. Position that people…

EUERGASIA

The normal mental and psychobiological functioning

EUGENIC

A factor favourable to heredity. Compare dysgenic.

EUGENICS

The social and political philosophy is based loosely of the evolutionary theory of Darwin and research by Galton.

EUMORPHIC

A constitutional body type featuring a normal shape and structure and equivalent to the normosplanchnic type.

EUNUCH

A castrated male who is castrated before puberty. See castration.

EUPHEMISM

Substituting a inoffensive word for a offensive or unpleasantly direct word.

EUPHENICS

Interventions used to improve outcomes of genetic disease by changing the environment.

EUPHORIA

The elevated mood of well-being.

EUPHORIANT

An event inducing a state of euphoria.

EUPHOROGENIC

An event or medication generating a sdtate of euphoria.

EUREKA TASK

A problem solving task designed to investigate sudden insight into solutions. See aha experience- discontinuity hypothesis.

EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLO

The federation of national psychology associations founded in 1981.

EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

The European federation of national organisations dealing with sport and exercise psychology.

EURYPLASTIC

A body type equivalent to pyknic type in Kretschmer typology.

EUSOCIALITY

A social structure among animals with a marked division of labour.