Psychology glossary
Psychology glossary
20 terms
Psychology is a difficult subject to study. A psychologist works with people who need help to kind of "understand" their minds. They listen to people problems, and with multiple sessions, they need to help their patients to find solutions and get better. Also, psychologists need to know how the brain works. For example, if a patient has PTSD, the psychologist needs to know how it affects the patient's mind and with that, they can find the best approach to help the patient.
- Behavior
- The way in which an animal or person acts in response to a particular situation or stimulus.
- Brain
- An organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.
- Cognition
- The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
- Counseling
- The provision of assistance and guidance in resolving personal, social, or psychological problems and difficulties, especially by a professional.
- Disorder
- An illness or condition that disrupts normal, physical, or mental functions.
- Emotion
- A natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.
- Feeling
- An emotional state or reaction.
- Intelligence
- The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.
- Memory
- The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.
- Mental health
- A person’s condition with regard to their psychological and emotional well-being.
- Mind
- 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.
- Neuroscience
- Any or all of the sciences, such as neurochemistry and experimental psychology, which deal with the structure or function of the nervous system and brain.
- Observation
- The action or process of observing something or someone carefully or in order to gain information.
- Perception
- The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.
- Psychologist
- An expert or specialist in psychology.
- Relationship
- The way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.
- Social
- Needing companionship and therefore best suited to living in communities. Or relating to society or its organization.
- Therapy
- The treatment of mental conditions by verbal communication and interaction.
- Trauma
- A deeply distressing or disturbing experience.
- Unconscious
- The part of the mind which is inaccessible to the conscious mind but which affects behavior and emotions.