TWILIGHT STATE
a state of clouded awareness wherein the person is transiently not aware of their current environment, experiences fleeting auditory or…
VERBAL CONDITIONING
the conditioning of a verbal reaction via reinforcement, generally rendered in the form of reward or positive attention. The experiment…
TEMPERANCE
noun. any type of auspicious self-constraint, manifested as self-regulation in overseeing and controlling one
TRANSFERENCE
noun. With regard to psychoanalysis, the displacement or projection onto the analyst of unconscious emotions and desires initially directed toward…
TYPICALITY EFFECT
the discovery that individuals are faster to make category judgments regarding common members of a category than they are to…
VERIFICATION
noun. the procedure of mandating the truth or correctness of something, specifically the utilization of unbiased, empirical information to challenge…
PSYCHIATRIST
A highly trained physician who holds a specialty in diagnosing, treating and study of mental disorders. Training (in the United…
PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS
The opposite of organic factors, functional factors contribute to the development of personality, maintain health and well-being and the structure…
PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy is a service provided by a trained psychotherapist in an effort to recognize and treat mental, emotional and behavioral…
RECONDITIONING THERAPY
A behavioral therapy in which the subject is habituated to replace displeasing reactions with pleasing ones. See also: aversion therapy.
RELAXATION
State of being relaxed. Refreshment of mind and body. Reduction in intensity of tension or vigor. Musculature returning to an…
RESPONSE SUPPRESSION
Lessening in the probability of a response owing to an experimental process.
SCATOPHILIA
Absorbing interest in feces or filth, particularly a paraphilia in which sexual arousal or activity is linked to feces.
PREVALENCE
A numerical value showing the total incidents of diseases or disorders in a specific population during a specific time-frame (called…
PROCESS OBSERVER
Whether formally assigner or simply assumed by one of its members, a process observer becomes tasked with observing the working…
PSYCHOACTIVE DRUGS
A class of drugs with significant effect on thinking, perception, emotion and other psychological processes. Psychoactive drugs are sometimes taken…