Hello, my name is Marie-Eve. I am currently studying Social Science at Ahuntsic College. My program focuses more on psychology and I want to do a glossary with word related to this field. It will help people to understand some of the words related to psychology with more ease. The sources for the definition of my word comes from Google dictionary or Wikipedia
anxiety
noun
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
behaviorism
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.
clinical psychologist
noun
Clinical psychology is an integration of science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction and to promote subjective well-being and personal development.
cognition
noun
The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
emotion
noun
A natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.
evolutionary psychology
noun
Evolutionary psychology is a theoretical approach in the social and natural sciences that examines psychological structure from a modern evolutionary perspective.
frustration
The feeling of being upset or annoyed, especially because of inability to change or achieve something.
humanistic psychology
noun
Humanistic psychology is a psychological perspective that rose to prominence in the mid-20th century in answer to the limitations of Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory and B. F. Skinner's behaviorism.
ideal self
The Ideal Self is an idealized version of yourself created out of what you have learned from your life experiences, the demands of society, and what you admire in your role models.
illness
noun
a disease or period of sickness affecting the body or mind.
mental distress
noun
Describe a range of symptoms and experiences of a person's internal life that are commonly held to be troubling, confusing or out of the ordinary.
mental health
noun
Describe a range of symptoms and experiences of a person's internal life that are commonly held to be troubling, confusing or out of the ordinary.
mental illness
noun
A behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning.
mind
noun
The element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness and thought.
perception
noun
The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
personality
noun
The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character.
psychoanalysis
noun
A system of psychological theory and therapy which aims to treat mental disorders by investigating the interaction of conscious and unconscious elements in the mind and bringing repressed fears and conflicts into the conscious mind by techniques such as dream interpretation and free association.
psychology
noun
The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.
respondent conditioning
noun
Refers to a learning procedure in which a biologically potent stimulus is paired with a previously neutral stimulus.
self-esteem
noun
Confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect.