FAMILY ROMANCE
is according to Sigmund Freud the result of an over or under developed oedipus complex where the child believes they…
FETAL TOBACCO SYNDROME
a condition in infants born to mothers who smoked excessively during pregnancy and is marked by low birth weight.
FOLK BILINGUALISM
a type of bilingualism that is associated with working-class immigrant communities where the native language is primarily oral and its…
FREQUENCY PRINCIPLE
the principle that states that the greater the stimulation intensity, the greater the frequency of nerve impulses elicited. An organisms…
FUNCTIONALISM
a general psychological approach that views mental life and behavior in terms of active adaptation to environmental challenges and opportunities.…
GENDER IDENTITY
the recognition of being male or female resulting from a combination of biological and psychic influences, family attitudes and cultural…
GENERATIVITY VERSUS STAGNATION
Generativity is the goal of adulthood including procreation, creativity and fulfilling parental and social responsibility for the next generation. This…
GLUCURONIDATION
Name of the metabolic process where drugs and other substances are combined with glucuronic acid to form more water soluble…
INTERPERSONAL INFLUENCE
the direct social pressure exerted on a person or group by another person or group in the form of demands…
INTROSPECTION
Attempting to access one's own internal psychological processes directly, perceptions, judgements or states. Introspective ailj
KIRTON ADAPTION-INNOVATION INVENTORY (KAI)
It is designed to measure creativity, cognitive style and the degree to which individuals are adaptive, innovative or a range…
LATENCY STAGE
A stage in the Psychosexual Development of a child starting around age 3 through puberty when sexual libido turns to…
FACTOR METHOD
is a basic and simple term which is used to describe the method during which factors which are extracted from…
FAMILY SCULPTING
is one of the many activities which are employed during family therapy sessions, where a member of the family will…
FIELD DEPENDENCE
cognitive style where the person relies on external cues rather than internal cues. These people are susceptible to deceptive cues…
FOLLOW-UP COUNSELING
1. The steps taken by a therapist to help a client with any ongoing problems or new symptoms that may…
FREUD, SIGMUND
He pioneered psychoanalysis after studying neurology and turning to mental disorders like hysteria. He developed a method of free association…
FUNDAMENTAL SKILL
1. The ability needed to perform a task or understand an idea. 2. The basic ability necessary to function competently…