EMOTIONAL CONTAGION
Rapid spread of emotion from one person through a group. See behavioural contagion- contagion- mass contagion.
EMOTION-FOCUSED COPING
Coping strategy focusing on regulating negative emotional reactions to a stressor. See secondary coping. Compare problem focused coping.
EMPIRICAL VALIDITY
The validity that is based on results of observation and experimentation.
EMPTY ORGANISM PSYCHOLOGY
Behavioural psychology. Attempts to predict and control behaviour based on external observable stimulus and reinforcement conditions.
ENCEPHALITIS
Encephalitis is a life-threatening medical condition caused by a herpes virus infection. Encephalitis occurs when the brain and central nervous…
ENGINEERING MODEL
A belief that living organisms can be viewed as machines. See medical model.
ENTITATIVITY
The extent that a group is consideredd to be one entity rather than a group of many individual entities. Also…
ENVIRONMENTAL APPROACH
The approach to reduce external pressures that can cause emotional difficulties.
EPIGENETIC THEORY
The concept that mind and consciousness dvelop when living organisms reach a high level of compexity. See emergence.
ERGONOMICS
A discipline that applies the knowledge of human abilities and limitations taken from physiology, biomechanics, anthropometry and other areas of…