WUNDT, WILHELM MAX, (1832— 1920)
Wundt, the founder of experimental psychology, was bom near Mannheim, the son of a Lutheran minister. After years of tutoring…
WERNICKE’S SYNDROME
A brain disorder caused by a deficiency of vitamins, particularly thiamine and niacin; first described in 1881 by the German…
WERTHEIMER, MAX (1880-1943)
Wertheimer, originator of the Gestalt theory, was born in Prague, studied law at the universitythen became interested in psychology and…
WHITE, WILLIAM ALANSON (1870- 1937)
White, a leading figure in the development of American psychiatry, was bom in New York City and received his medical…
WITHDRAWAL
A defensive reaction consisting of retreat from threatening situations and, in its pathological form, retreat from reality as a whole.There…
WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS
Mental and physical symptoms experienced when drugs are unavailable to individuals who have become addicted or habituated to them.These symptoms…
WANDERING ATTENTION
an attention disruption wherein the person seems completely alert but is distracted by nearly any exterior stimulant. The condition might…
WATER-JAR PROBLEMS,
planned by Abraham S. Luchins, an American psychologist, and Edith H. Luchins, and American psychologist and mathematician.
WEAR-AND-TEAR THEORY OF AGING
a theory of biological aging proposing that aging stems from a build-up of trauma to cells, tissues, and organs inside…
WEIGHT EXPERIMENT
a psychophysical experiment wherein involved parties lift weights and their sensitivity to slight variations in weight is assessed.
WERNER'S DISEASE
a rare genetic disorder affecting both males and females and marked by signs of premature aging prior to the age…
WHEELCHAIR SPORT
a form of recreational or rehabilitative activity wherein people with physical incapacities compete in individual and team sports with the…
WHO (10) WELL-BEING INDEX
a 10-object survey, established by the World Health Organization, which is inclusive of bad and good aspects of health and…
WILKS'S LAMBDA
a statistic based upon the difference in mean vectors across K samples utilized to test hypotheses about group mean vector…
WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST (WCST)
a test which necessitates that involved parties deduce from feedback how to organize a sequence of cards depicting many different…
WOMAN-CENTERED PSYCHOLOGY
an approach to psychology which stresses the psychological, physical, and social encounters which are especially pertinent to females.
WORD-LENGTH EFFECT
with regard to an examination of memory range, the fact that one generally recalling a larger amount of shorter words…
WORK-FOR-PAY UNIT
an inpatient or post-care work institution comprising an element of an all-encompassing rehabilitation program for people with cognitive disorders. These…
WORLD FEDERATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH
an international, nongovernmental alliance of establishments and people formed in 1948 to advance the prevention of cognitive and emotional disorders,…