This glossary contains different words from the field of psychology which can help people to find terms and definition to ensure a good knowledge of the subject. 20 different terms and their definition coming from the Actively Engaged Online book are here explained.
anxiety
noun
An intense emotional response caused by the preconscious recognition that a repressed conflict is about to emerge into consciousness.
Example: My school performance can cause me a lot of anxiety.
en: anxiété
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.
Example: We could apply behaviorism to improve the service we give.
en: béhaviorisme
bipolar disorder
noun
A mental illness that brings severe high and low moods and changes in sleep, energy, thinking, and behavior.
Example: My sister got diagnosed with a bipolar disorder.
en: trouble bipolaire
cognition
noun
The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through though, experience, and the senses.
Example: Doing physic exercise helps to keep a healthy cognition.
en: cognition
flooding
noun
A therapy for phobias in which clients are exposed, with their permission, to the stimuli most frightening to them.
Example: My friend did a flooding therapy to help her overcome her fear of mice.
en: thérapie implosive
intuition
noun
The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.
Example: My intuition told me once to not trust this boy, turns out he wasn't a good person.
en: intuition
lucid dream
noun
The view that conscious awareness of dreaming is a learnable skill that can enable dreamers to control the direction and content of their dreams.
Example: I had a lucid dream last night, it's been the third one this month.
en: rêve lucide
narcissism
noun
It is used to describe a person characterized by egotism, vanity, pride, or selfishness.
Example: I don't particularly like people who give off a narcissism vibe.
en: narcissisme
neurotic
adjective
Suffering from, caused by, or relating to neurosis.
Example: Women who do not have a child may become neurotic.
en: névrotique
obsessive-compulsive disorder
noun
An anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry; by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing the associated anxiety.
Example: My friend has to change her toothbrush every day because of her obsessional-compulsive disorder.
en: trouble obsessionel-compulsif
phobia
noun
An extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.
Example: My boyfriend has a phobia of rats.
en: phobie
placebo effect
noun
A beneficial effect, produced by a placebo drug or treatment, that cannot be attributed to the properties of the placebo itself, and must therefore be due to the patient's belief in that treatment.
Example: I once poured water as a drink for my friend, and she thought it was alcohol, so she started acting weird without even drinking it. That’s because of the placebo effect.
en: l'effet placebo
schizophrenia
noun
A long-term mental disorder involving faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, and withdrawal from reality and social relationships.
Example: My grandmother has schizophrenia, and she can no longer live by herself.
en: schizophrénie
self-esteem
noun
Confidence in one's own worth or abilities; self-respect.
Example: My friend is really sure of herself; she has high self-esteem.
en: estime de soi
stimulus
noun
Any phenomenon that causes a reaction or response in an organism.
Example: I used the sound of the bell as a stimulus to teach my dog to come back to me.
en: stimulus
stress
noun
A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
Example: I had a lot of stress before my oral presentation.
en: stress
stuttering
adjective
A speech disorder characterized by spasmodic repetition of the initial consonant or syllable of words and frequent pauses or prolongation of sounds.
Example: My dad suffers from stuttering when he speaks.
en: bégaiement
therapy
noun
The treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitative, or curative process.
Example: I went to therapy once because of my family problems.
en: thérapie
unconscious
adjective
The part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but that affects behavior and emotions.
Example: Losing control, Jack knocks Sarah unconscious handcuffs her, and calls for help.
en: inconscience
welfare
noun
The health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group.
Example: This is obviously far betters for the birds' welfare, but at a substantial cost to the farmer.
