Collectivist and Individualist Cultures
Collectivist cultures tend to use an authoritarian parenting style to instill cultural values or beliefs in the children. On the…
IN VITRO FERTILIZATION
Procedure where the egg is removed from the woman and fertilised with sperm and then implanted back to the uterus.…
INTEREST FACTORS
Used in vocational guidance and selecting personnel. They are a person's interests and preferences that are used to indicate personality…
INTERLOCKING PATHOLOGIES
term that is used to describe the unconscious and dysfunctional ways of acting that are present in a couple or…
INTERNAL CONSISTENCY
term used to describe the degree to which all the items on a test measure the same thing.
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF PSYCHOLOGISTS
Professional organisation founded in 1941 to advance psychology and its applications by aiding communication and strengthening bonds worldwide. Recognised as…
INTERPERSONAL ACCOMMODATION
the term that describes the give and take process involved in developing interpersonal relationships.
INTERPHASE
the name for the interval between cell divisions when the nucleus finishes dividing.
INTERSEGMENTAL ARC REFLEX
Fibers of sensory neurons or interneurons that are formed and travel from one spinal segment to another and use motor…
INTERVENTION
1. Deal with the issues and an action on part of the therapist for the client and their problems. When…
INTRAMAZE CUE
It is within a maze and is a cue, it can be a floor texture, wall colour or a scent
INTRINSIC MOTIVATION
A specific activity with an incentive to engage and is derived from the activity itself (e.g. a genuine interest in…
INTRUJECTIVE DEPRESSION
Individuals who are depressed and have angry and punitive feelings toward themselves. Compare anaclitic depression
INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION
A serious mental disorder and the confinement of a person in a mental hospital by authorization that is medical and…
IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR
An ion channel that is opened and a receptor protein that includes them when the receptor is activated. See glutamate…
IRONIC MONITORING PROCESS
a component of mental processing that keeps suppressed mental content activated.
ISLANDS OF KNOWLEDGE
organization of knowledge typically found among experts in such fields as engineering and medicine, who shift spontaneously between these using…
ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION
muscle contraction in which tension occurs but the muscle doesn't shorten, for example, when a weightlifter grasps a barbell.