PSYCHOPHYSICAL FUNCTION
Also known as psychometric function, psychophysical function is the mathematical relationship comparing the strength of a stimulus and the strength…
REALISTIC ANXIETY
Anxiety present when exposed to an identifiable and real threat or danger. This type of anxiety is founded in the…
REPRESENTATIVENESS HEURISTIC
Psychological term in which people judge the probability of a hypothesis by ascertaining how well the hypothesis mimics available data.…
RESTLESSNESS
Ceaseless movement or activity without purpose which may be of limited intensity or duration.
RORSCHACH INKBLOT TEST
Psychological projective examination in which a subject's interpretations of a series of bilaterally symmetrical inkblots are studied as in indicator…
SECONDARY GAINS
In psychoanalysis, social, occupational, or interpersonal advantages that a patient derives from symptoms. Indirect benefit, usually obtained through an illness…
PRIVATE EVENT
A private event is experienced only by one person. It is described as private activity, thought or experience. It can…
PROSPECT THEORY
In decision making, prospect theory basically states that people are motivated more by the anxiety of loss than of potential…
PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy strong on psychoanalytical tradition; viewing individuals as reacting to unconscious forces. Common traits of the psychodynamic approach are an…
PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
The utilization of data from EEG, EKG, EMG and EOG measurements for the inference of psychological processes and emotions.
RANDOM SAMPLING
Selecting individuals for a study by selecting them from a larger potential group. To be random, each is chosen in…
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
A technique for correlating the computation of the most likely value of one variable from the known value of another.…
REPRESSION
Psychological act of excluding impulses or desires from consciousness. Exclusion of a specific event from the memory and having no…
RESTORATION THERAPY
Therapeutic method whose aim is to reestablish both structure and function in any system which has been damaged or become…
SAFETY NEEDS
Second tier in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, following physiological requirements for human survival. These needs include personal security (absence of…
SECONDARY MOTIVATION
Catalyst constituted by personal or social enticements instead of dominant physiological requirements.