ANALYTIC PSYCHOLOGY
introduced by Carl Jung, a cohesive system wherein the mind is viewed as a composite of philosophical values, primordial images…
ANOSOGNOSIA
n. the failure to acknowledge (or the complete denial of) a disorder or defect - for example, visual, speech, or…
ANXIOUS-AMBIVALENT ATTACHMENT STYLE
an interpersonal or relational style characterized by hesitancy in forming deeply committed relationships in case the partner leaves or abandons…
APPLIED RESEARCH
research aimed toward answering a practical question, for example, a clinical question, rather than developing a theory or obtaining knowledge…
ATTENTIONAL NARROWING
the restricting of attention in high-stress situations to a small set of critical displays. If critical information occurs outside this…
AUDITORY AMNESIA
refers to the permanent loss of the ability to comprehend sounds or speech. See also Wernicke
AUTISTIC FANTASY
a specific type of defense mechanism in which a person deals with emotional stress by retreating into excessive daydreaming as…
AUTOPEDOPHILIA
n. refers to the gaining of sexual pleasure from dressing as a child, pretending to be a child, or having…
BABINSKI REFLEX
the innate reflex occurring in a healthy infant whereby the toes extend upward when the sole of the foot is…
BEHAVIORAL CRITERION
n. the distinct behavior which must consistently exist in an individual in order for a diagnosis to be accurately made.…
BELL CURVE
n. in statistics, refers to the classic curve obtained from plotting the graph of a normal distribution. This curve is…
BIOCHEMICAL DEFECT
n. a metabolic defect which contibutes to the onset of a neurological or psychiatric condition. This defect may either be…
BIOPHYSICAL SYSTEM
n. any biological process which is studied on a system level. Thus, it is studied and described as to its…
BRAIN COMPARATOR
n. a structure which exists theoretically in the brain, the function of which would be to compare an intended movement…
BUNDLE HYPOTHESIS
n. a hypothesis which states that a whole is merely the sum of its parts. First proposed by German-American psychologist…