MORAL CODE
is a set of rules or a code of conduct which governs how an individual should act within a community…
NARCOTIC 1
is a drug which stimulates a state of stupor or insensibility within an individual, typically they have been used as…
NEURAL PATHWAY
describes any route which is followed by a nerve impulse which travels through either the central or peripheral nerve fibres…
OVERDETERMINATION
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the idea postulating that many unconscious facets might mix to generate one symptom, dream, dysfunction,…
PEER GROUP
a set of people who share at least one trait, like age, profession, education, cultural status, or economic status.
PERSONALITY DISINTEGRATION
a swift breakdown in character, cohesion, and operating, generally due to specifically distressing life scenarios.
PHYSIOLOGICAL AROUSAL
features of arousal reflected by physiological reactions, like escalations in blood pressure and rate of respiration and lessened activity of…
DELAYED EFFECT
An effect that is not seen until some time after the event. See causal latency- remote cause.
DIFFUSION OF RESPONSIBILITY
The lessening of responsibility by individuals in a group situation or social collective.
DISENGAGEMENT THEORY
Theory that in old age we decline social interactions, have a smaller life space and lose social esteem and morale.…
DISTORTION
1. Unconscious process of altering emotions and thoughts or the conscious misrepresentation of facts. 2. Psychoanalytic theory. Using dream work…
DYADIC EFFECT
The behaviour shown by 2 interacting people that is different to interactions to other people.
EGO RESILIENCY
A personality with the ability to vary and adapt and express emotional impulses depending on social demands.
EMOTIONAL INSIGHT 1
1. Awareness of your own emotional reactions and those of others. 2. Psychotherapy. The client's awareness of emotional forces underlying…
ESCALATION OF COMMITMENT
The continued committment and allocation of resources to a course of action that is failing in the hope of recouping…