TRANSFERENCE
noun. With regard to psychoanalysis, the displacement or projection onto the analyst of unconscious emotions and desires initially directed toward…
TYPICALITY EFFECT
the discovery that individuals are faster to make category judgments regarding common members of a category than they are to…
VERIFICATION
noun. the procedure of mandating the truth or correctness of something, specifically the utilization of unbiased, empirical information to challenge…
THOUGHT STOPPING
the skill of utilizing a physical or mental cue to cease negative thoughts and redirect them to an unbiased or…
TRANSFORMATION
noun. 1. any alteration of appearance, shape, action, or anatomy. 2. the transformation of information to a different type via…
TENSION REDUCTION
relief of emotions of tension. A multitude of methods might be utilized for this reason.
THREAT APPRAISAL
the mental and emotional procedures involved in evaluating the possibility of and degree of threat.
TRANSIENCE
noun. impermanence which indicates ending and might elicit anticipation of loss. With regard to classical psychoanalytic theory, the idea that…
UNCONSCIOUS MOTIVATION
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, desires, urges, intentions, and motivators of which the self isn't conscious of.
VISUAL IMAGERY
cognitive imagery which consists of the sense of having "images" in the mind. These pictures might be memories of formative…
PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
The conduct of therapy using classic psychoanalysis. It is basically one-on-one interactions between therapist and client examining unconscious motives and…
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
The scientific study of mental disorder(s). The field covers the theory, research, diagnosis and treatment of psychological diseases. It is…
QUALITATIVE EVALUATION
An evaluation yielding narratives from unstructured methods of data collection. This approach is characterized by a goal-free evaluation rather than…
REFLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS
Referring to its own actions, an aspect of consciousness. Also known as: self-consciousness; self-reflection.