ANACLITIC DEPRESSION
1. a kind of reactive depression discovered in newborns who are suddenly removed from interaction with their biological mothers or…
ANAL STAGE
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the 2nd phase of psychosexual development, most often taking place within the second year of…
ANAMNESTIC ANALYSIS
psychoanalysis that concentrates on the person's recollection of their troubles along with additional substance from relatives and acquaintances- a former…
ANCHORING BIAS
the propensity, in establishing impressions or providing quantitative assessments of a being under circumstances of doubt, to pass on tremendous…
ANDROGYNY 1
a term describing the presence of male and female physical or psychological characteristics within the same individual. This person may…
ANGELMAN SYNDROME
a congenital disorder reflected by an abnormality on chromosome 15. Causes defects in neurology, motor functioning (gait abnormality), cognitive abilities…
ANIMAL HYPNOSIS
a state of motor nonresponsiveness produced by stroking in some animals, and exemplified by physical restraint. Termed hypnosis due to…
ANIMAL-ASSISTED THERAPY
a specialized brand of psychotherapy that includes the use of animals to enhance an individual's social, cognitive, or emotional functioning.…
ANOMALOUS DIFFERENCES
major differences within a data set between predicted and observed scores. Oftentimes, the experimental design needs to be reanalyzed in…
ANTECEDENT VARIABLE
a variable that precedes another variable or consequence in a temporal sense. Although the consequence may not be related, both…
ANTHROPOLOGICAL LINGUISTICS
the branch of linguistics that connects language characteristics with particular cultural, social, and developmental structures in a given society. (see…
ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME
a disorder created by the actions of anticholinergic drugs, which have caused unwanted effects on the central and peripheral nervous…
ANTICONFORMITY
n. a deliberate, self-conscious refusal to comply with accepted social norms, often accompanied by the expression of ideas, beliefs, or…
ANXIETY STATE
1. see also anxiety neurosis. 2. formerly considered to be a traumatic neurosis precipitated by a wartime experience. This manifests…