this glossary was for people who want to go in psychology and its a list of important words to know.
abnormal psychology
noun
Those in the field of abnormal psychology study people's emotional, cognitive, and/or behavioral problems
Example: References.
Allyon, T. and Azrin, N. (1968).
The Token Economy: A Motivational System for Therapy and Rehabilitation .
New York: Appleton-CenturyCrofts.
Comer, R. (1992).
abnormal psychology .
USA: Freeman & Company.
fr: psychologie anormale
altruism
noun
the belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others.
Example: The theory starts with one simple mechanism - the competition between memes to get into human brains and be passed on again - and from this it gives rise to explanation for such diverse phenomena as the evolution of the enormous human brain, the origins of language, human altruism, sex, religion, and even the evolution of the internet (Blackmore, 1999).
fr: altruisme
amygdala
noun
a roughly almond-shaped mass of gray matter inside each cerebral hemisphere, involved with the experiencing of emotions
Example: The hypothalamus also receives important input from the amygdala, which is involved in emotional processes.
fr: amygdale
antipsychotic
adjective
used to treat psychotic disorders.
Example: He is prescribed an atypical antipsychotic medication to help alleviate his condition and is visited on a regular basis by a Community Psychiatric Nurse (CPN) with less frequent appointments with a consultant psychiatrist.
fr: antipsychotique
behaviourism
noun
the theory that human and animal behavior can be explained in terms of conditioning, without appeal to thoughts or feelings, and that psychological disorders are best treated by altering behavior patterns.
Example: Human beings have a sense of feeling and of free will; behaviourism disregards this and sees the personality as a set of outward reactions rather than a distinct entity.
fr: behaviorisme
catharsis
noun
purging of emotional tensions
Example: It has catharsis, anagorisis and evokes fear amongst the audience.
fr: catharsis
conformity
noun
compliance with standards, rules, or laws.
Example: The f-scale was validated by various means such as discriminated validation, conformity methods etc.
fr: conformité
debriefing
noun
Debriefing is a report of a mission or project or the information so obtained.
Example: The whole experiment could be divided into three stages: initial briefing session, experiment, and debriefing.
fr: compte rendu
heuristic
adjective
enabling someone to discover or learn something for themselves.
Example: An associative heuristic picks out T&F as being more likely while a chain of reasoning reveals T as more probable (Sloman, 1996).
fr: heuristique
hypothesis
noun
a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
Example: Blackmore's dislike of religion causes a problem for memetic theory as she uses an objective scientific theory to try to prove an un-testable subjective hypothesis, to counter another view point.
fr: hypothèse
lobotomy
noun
a surgical operation involving incision into the prefrontal lobe of the brain, formerly used to treat mental illness.
Example: The types of treatment include insulin shock therapy, electronic convulsive therapy and pre-frontal lobotomy, which requires certain neural connections in the brain being severed
fr: lobotomie
obedience
noun
an act or instance of obeying.
Example: Both are eminent psychologist that studied aspects of human behaviour concerned with obedience to an authoritative figure.
fr: obéissance
persuasion
noun
the act or process or an instance of persuading.
Example: Critics such as Fish believe that the analysis Freud carried out was not so much an interpretation of Wolf-Man's condition but a persuasion
fr: persuasion
phobia
noun
an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.
Example: there are many types of phobia.
fr: phobie
priming
noun
is a phenomenon whereby exposure to one stimulus influences a response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance or intention.
Example: They obtained evidence that between priming an unrelated word and priming an emotion term within a certain emotion group, the latter produced faster reaction times in a lexical decision task.
fr: amorçage
psychodynamics
noun
the interrelation of the unconscious and conscious mental and emotional forces that determine personality and motivation.
Example: "the psychodynamics of adolescent suicide"
fr: psychodynamique
psychonomics
noun
the science of the laws relating the mind to the organism's internal and external environment : psychology.
Example: psychonomie is a psychologique science
fr: psychonomie
schizophrenia
noun
a mentality or approach characterized by inconsistent or contradictory elements.
Example: It has been shown that unpopular children are more likely to have psychological difficulties such as schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, mood disorders and criminal behaviour
fr: schizophrénie
self-esteem
noun
confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect.
Example: If people have a high intelligence scores they will also have a sense of pride, self\-esteem and a basis of comparison with others
fr: estime de sois
self-serving
adjective
having concern for one's own welfare and interests before those of others.
Example: He argues against the herald's argument that democracy is easily swayed by the self\-serving, who evade notice as no single leader can be blamed.