ALTERNATING PERSPECTIVE
the sudden adaptation from a certain viewpoint to a different viewpoint in such a way that it takes place whenever…
ALTRUISTIC BEHAVIOR
behavior carried out for the advantage of other people. Selfless behavior consists of a variety of approaches, such as expression…
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY (AAAP)
a pro enterprise formed in 1937 at the hands of consulting, technical, academic, and industrial psychologists who turned away from…
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (APA)
a nationwide medical specialization community whose doctor members focus on the identification and care of cognitive and emotional ailments and…
ANAL SADISM
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the displaying of demanding urges in the anal stage of psychosexual development, concerning the deterioration…
ANAL-SADISTIC PHASE
with regard to psychoanalytic standards, a level of the anal stage wherein a youth develops demanding and hostile intentions that…
ANDROGYNOUS SEX ROLE
n. a mixture of typically male and typically female sex roles, usually incorporating preferred aspects of both. There may be…
ANGELL, JAMES ROWLAND
(1869-1949). American psychologist often credited with the founding of FUNCTIONALISM, a brand of psychology that focuses on the function (as…