LIBERATION PSYCHOLOGY
a strand of psychology which has its roots in South America with basic ideals supporting psychology emancipating people from poverty…
LIBIDINAL TRANSFERENCE
the transfer of feelings or emotions from one (usually a patient) to another (usually their therapist).
LIBIDINAL TYPES
First proposed by Sigmund Freud, libidinal types are a classification of an individuals personality based on their perceived distribution of…
LIBIDO-BINDING ACTIVITY
a technique first proposed by the Russian-born U.S. psychotherapist Samuel Richard Slavson which aims to bind new activities which previously…
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN)
also named a LVN or licensed vocational nurse. An LPN is a qualified nurse who is fully accredited to practice…
LICKING BEHAVIOR
a behaviour typically observed in animals, especially those with maternal duties such as mothers. Numerous explanations exist for licking behaviour…
LIEBMANN EFFECT
a physical phenomenon which occurs when the border between two different visual stimuli is defined by only a hue.
LIFE CRISIS
an event which occurs during an individuals life which may affect them deeply. Example events include- divorce, marriage, a change…
LIFE CYCLE I
the process of development which an organism takes from the ending of one generation to the beginning of another generation.
LIFE EVENTS
events which occur during the life cycle which can either be age related in which case involve events such as…
LIFE EXPECTANCY
the number of years a species, specifically human beings are expected to live for.
LIFE HISTORY
a systematic account of life events in an individuals life starting from their birth up until the present. In therapy,…
LIFE INSTINCT
the theory that as humans we instinctively want to pass on our genes, protect our young and survive without any…