EGO PSYCHOLOGY
Psychoanalysis. The approach that emphasises functions in the ego in controlling impulses and dealing with the external environment.
EGO-DYSTONIC
Psychoanalytical theory. Where we describe impulses wishes and thoughts that are repugnant to the ego and self.
EIKONOMETER
1. instrument used to determine the magnifying power of a microscope. 2. Instrument to determine the degree of aniseikonia in…
ELDER NEGLECT
The failure of the responsible care giver to provide sufficient care for an older adult. See elder abuse.
ELEMENTARISM
1. Scientific theory. Used to explain a complex thing by breaking it down to simple, elemental units. 2. Belief that…
EMBODIMENT
A claim saying that human thinking is the metaphorical extension of a body experience.
EMERGENT LEADER
The person who naturally becomes the leader of the group. See leadership emergence.
EMOTIONAL INSTABILITY
The tendency to have rapid emotional change. See affective liability.
EMOTION-FOCUSED THERAPY
Therapy focusing on emotion as the determinant of pesonality development.
EMPIRICALLY DERIVED TEST
A test developed using the content, criteria and validating procedures.
ENCEPHALIZATION
Transfer of cognitive functions from more primitive brain areas to cerebral centres during evolution. See evolution of the brain.
ENDOGENOUS OPIOID
A substance the body produces that has an analgesic and euphoric effect like morphine.