FIXED CLASS SOCIETY
the name that is applied to a society that has very little or no social mobility. An example is the…
FLEETING PRESENT
a term that is used to describe the ever changing present moment of our conscious experience. This was defined by…
FLIGHT INTO REALITY
The defensive reaction where a person becomes over-involved in activity and work as an unconscious means of avoiding threatening situations…
FLUCTUATING ASYMMETRY
a term applied to the degree to which the symmetry of body parts of individuals will vary from the norm…
FLUVOXAMINE
the name that has been given to a potent SSRI that is used to mainly treat obsessive compulsive disorders.
FOCUS OF ATTENTION
the term that is applied to that aspect of an internal or external event to which a person's attention is…
FOLK PSYCHOLOGY
1. The explanation and prediction of behaviour of others using references to their mental states. . 2. Obsolete name for…
FOOTEDNESS
a term that is used for the preferential use of one foot rather than the other, for example, in kicking.
FOREGROUNDING
Technique of high lighting certain aspects of a complex stimulus to make them the focus of our attention. A speaker…
FORGIVENESS
To wilfully put aside any feelings of resentment you may have towards a person who has committed a wrong, has…
FRACTIONAL FACTORIAL DESIGN
an experimental design where some higher order interactions are intentionally confounded with lower order interactions to reduce the total number…
FREE ASSOCIATION
the basic process in psychoanalysis and other forms of psychodynamic psychotherapy where patients are encouraged to verbalise freely whatever thoughts…
FREE-FEEDING WEIGHT
the term applied to the body weigh that is achieved by laboratory animals when they are given unrestricted access to…
FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION
the term that describes the ability to detect a change in the frequency of a pure tone. See also pitch…
FRIENDSHIP
voluntary relationship between people that lasts a long time and those involved are concerned about each other. It develops from…
FRONTAL RELEASE SIGNS
The appearance in adults with frontal lobe lesions of certain primitive reflexes normally present only infants and disappear in the…
FULLY FUNCTIONING PERSON
a person with a healthy personality, who experiences freedom of choice and action, is creative, exhibits the qualities of existential…