ENVIRONMENTAL DEPRIVATION
Lack of conditions to stimulate intellect and behavioural growth.
ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS THEORY
Cognitive and autonomic factors look at the environment to appraise the stressors there asthreatening or not. Those that are threatening…
EPILEPTOGENIC FOCUS
The small area of the brain where the electrical impulses causing seizures originate.
EROTIC PARANOIA
A disorder where a person has erotic delusions. See erotomanic depusional disorder- delusional disorder.
ERROR OF HABITUATION
The tendency to continue witha previous response past the point where a transition should ocur.
ESCAPE TITRATION
The procedure where an animal presented with an aversive stimulus that increases in intensity over time can decrease the intensity…
ETHNIC GROUP
The major social group with a common identity based on history, culture, language and sometimes religion. Not equivalent to a…
EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLO
The federation of national psychology associations founded in 1981.
EVOCATIVE THERAPY
Behaviour is aroused by underlying factors where changes to factors can change behaviour.
EXAGGERATION
Embellishing or over stating a quality or feature of a person, situation or object.