| 1. | Anabolism | Building up of tissues. a bodily function that synthesizes food elemnets such as amino acids into complex organic compounds and tissues. the healing process of repair of wound is an example More… 0.2 KB |
| 2. | Anaclisis | An extreme dependence on another person for emotional and in some cases physical support. The choice of a love object based on a resemblance to a parent or similar. See also: Anaclitic More… 0.4 KB |
| 3. | Anaclitic | Literally, leaning on. In psychoanalytic terminology (see psychoanalysis), dependence of the infant on the mother or mother substitute for a sense of well-being. Normal behavior in More… 0.2 KB |
| 4. | Anaclitic choice | A preference for anyone resembling adults who were kind to the person in childhood, such as parents. See also: Anaclitic identification, Anaclitic depression, Anaclisis |
| 5. | Anaclitic depression | An acute reaction of lethargy and apparent despondency in infants who have been seriously neglected by their caretakers. Such as infants will often develop physical illnesses, show no More… 0.5 KB |
| 6. | Anaclitic identification | A tendency of children to identify with a parent or caretaker who shows warmth and acceptance. See also: Anaclitic depression, Anaclitic choice, Anaclisis |
| 7. | Anaclitic psychotherapy | A form of therapy in which the patient is encouraged to regress to an infantile state of dependence on the therapist. See also: Anaclisis, Anaclitic choice, Anaclitic depression, More… 0.4 KB |
| 8. | Anaclitic relationship | the bond between a child and his or her mother filled with emotions and feelings of safety and trust. See also: Anaclitic psychotherapy, Anaclisis, Anaclitic choice, Anaclitic More… 0.5 KB |
| 9. | Anaesthesia | Loss of sensitivity to stimulation which may be total (as when a general anaesthetic is given before surgery) or local. A local anaesthetic may also be given for minor surgery. More… 0.5 KB |
| 10. | Anal character | A personality type that manifests excessive orderliness, miserliness, and obstinacy. Called obsessive-compulsive character or personality in other typologies. In psychoanalysis, a pattern of More… 0.3 KB |
| 11. | Analogy | Analogy is both the cognitive process of transferring information from a particular subject (the analogue or source) to another particular subject (the target), and a linguistic expression More… 2.1 KB |
| 12. | Analysis of Functional NeuroImages | Analysis of Functional NeuroImages (AFNI) is an open source environment for processing and displaying functional MRI data—a technique for mapping human brain activity. AFNI is an More… 1.0 KB |
| 13. | Analytic philosophy | Analytic philosophy (sometimes called analytical philosophy) is a generic term for a style of philosophy that came to dominate English-speaking countries in the 20th century. In the United More… 2.1 KB |
| 14. | Analytical psychology | (or Jungian psychology) is the school of psychology originating from the ideas of Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, and then advanced by his students and other thinkers who followed in his More… 4.3 KB |
| 15. | Anarchism | Anarchism is a political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which consider the state, as compulsory government, to be unnecessary, harmful, and/or undesirable. Specific More… 1.9 KB |
| 16. | Anarcho primitivism | Anarcho-primitivism is an anarchist critique of the origins and progress of civilization. According to anarcho-primitivism, the shift from hunter-gatherer to agricultural subsistence gave More… 1.1 KB |
| 17. | Anarcho syndicalism | Anarcho-syndicalism is a branch of anarchism which focuses on the labour movement. Syndicalisme is a French word, ultimately derived from the Greek, meaning "trade unionism" – More… 1.7 KB |
| 18. | Anchoring | |
| 19. | Androcentric theories | any theory that offers an interpretation of the lives of women based on the study of men. As a result, ideas of "normality" may be drawn exclusively from studies of the development More… 0.3 KB |
| 20. | Androgyny | a type of gender-role identity in which the person scores highly on both masculine and feminine parsonality characteristics. Research has shown that androgynous children may possess a higher More… 0.9 KB |
| 21. | Anger | Anger is an emotional state that may range from minor irritation to intense rage. The physical effects of anger include increased heart rate, blood pressure,and levels of adrenaline and More… 2.2 KB |
| 22. | Anger management | It refers to a system of psychological therapeutic techniques and exercises by which someone with excessive or uncontrollable anger can control or reduce the triggers, degrees, and effects More… 0.8 KB |
| 23. | Anglo-American | There are several similar definitions of an Anglo·American. An Anglo·American is an American of English origin. in contrast to the non·English races in or on the borders of the United More… 1.8 KB |
| 24. | Anhedonia | In psychology, anhedonia is an inability to experience pleasure from normally pleasurable life events such as eating, exercise, and social or sexual interaction. Anhedonia may also be an More… 2.5 KB |
| 25. | Animism | Animism (from Latin anima (soul, life)) is a philosophical, religious or spiritual idea that souls or spirits exist not only in humans and animals but also in plants, rocks, natural More… 0.8 KB |
