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Psychology Terms - Abreaction
n. In psychoanalysis, the release or discharge of emotional energy subsequent to the recollection of a suppressed painful memory. It may arise spontaneously or during psychotherapy, particularly under hypnosis, and can result in catharsis. The therapeutic technique was identified by Austrian physician Josef Breuer (1842–1925) between 1880 and 1882, and throughout the early development of psychoanalysis, it was considered inherently therapeutic. Refer to the principle of constancy. Derived from the German term abreagieren, meaning to abreact or metaphorically to let off steam, and from the Latin prefix ab, meaning from, combined with the German reagieren, meaning to respond. The term was coined in 1893 by Breuer and Sigmund Freud in their article ‘On the Psychical Mechanism of Hysterical Phenomena: Preliminary Communication’ (Standard Edition, II, pp. 3–17).
n. In psychoanalysis, the release or discharge of emotional energy subsequent to the recollection of a suppressed painful memory. It may arise spontaneously or during psychotherapy, particularly under hypnosis, and can result in catharsis. The therapeutic technique was identified by Austrian physician Josef Breuer (1842–1925) between 1880 and 1882, and throughout the early development of psychoanalysis, it was considered inherently therapeutic. Refer to the principle of constancy. Derived from the German term abreagieren, meaning to abreact or metaphorically to let off steam, and from the Latin prefix ab, meaning from, combined with the German reagieren, meaning to respond. The term was coined in 1893 by Breuer and Sigmund Freud in their article ‘On the Psychical Mechanism of Hysterical Phenomena: Preliminary Communication’ (Standard Edition, II, pp. 3–17).
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Psychology Terms - Abraham Lincoln effect
The phenomenon wherein a block portrait is challenging to identify as a coherent image when observed up close, yet becomes more discernible from a distance or when the eyes are partially closed, illustrating that a reduction of detail can paradoxically enhance image recognizability. Refer to the block portrait and the corresponding image. Named by US biomedical engineer Leon D. Harmon (1922–82) after Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), the 16th US president, whose likeness he utilized to create the inaugural block portrait, published in a technical report in 1971 and in an article in Scientific American magazine in 1973.
The phenomenon wherein a block portrait is challenging to identify as a coherent image when observed up close, yet becomes more discernible from a distance or when the eyes are partially closed, illustrating that a reduction of detail can paradoxically enhance image recognizability. Refer to the block portrait and the corresponding image. Named by US biomedical engineer Leon D. Harmon (1922–82) after Abraham Lincoln (1809–65), the 16th US president, whose likeness he utilized to create the inaugural block portrait, published in a technical report in 1971 and in an article in Scientific American magazine in 1973.
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Psychology Terms – abnormality
n. Any entity that is *abnormal. A psychological abnormality is an expression of cognition, emotion, or behavior that diverges from an accepted standard or serves as a sign or symptom of a mental disease.
n. Any entity that is *abnormal. A psychological abnormality is an expression of cognition, emotion, or behavior that diverges from an accepted standard or serves as a sign or symptom of a mental disease.
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Psychology Terms- Abnormal
Deviating from the customary or established standard or norm.
Deviating from the customary or established standard or norm.
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Psychology Terms - Abney's law
The principle stating that the total brightness of light consisting of several wavelengths is equivalent to the sum of the luminances of its monochromatic components. [Named in honor of the English scientist and physicist Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843–1920)]
The principle stating that the total brightness of light consisting of several wavelengths is equivalent to the sum of the luminances of its monochromatic components. [Named in honor of the English scientist and physicist Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843–1920)]
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Psychology Terms - Abney effect
The subtle alteration in the hue of monochromatic light when its brightness is modified due to the addition of white light. A perceptual phenomenon in which a big surface, when abruptly illuminated, first appears to brighten at its center before its edges, and conversely, when the illumination is suddenly removed, it appears to darken first at its edges and subsequently at its center. [Named in honor of the English scientist and physicist Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843–1920)]
The subtle alteration in the hue of monochromatic light when its brightness is modified due to the addition of white light. A perceptual phenomenon in which a big surface, when abruptly illuminated, first appears to brighten at its center before its edges, and conversely, when the illumination is suddenly removed, it appears to darken first at its edges and subsequently at its center. [Named in honor of the English scientist and physicist Sir William de Wiveleslie Abney (1843–1920)]
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Psychology Terms - Ableist or ablist
1. An individual who engages in or promotes ableism. Adjective 2. Pertaining to ableism.
1. An individual who engages in or promotes ableism. Adjective 2. Pertaining to ableism.
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Psychology Terms – Ableism
Ableism refers to discrimination against individuals who are not able-bodied, or the presumption that accommodations should only serve able-bodied individuals. The word was originated by American feminists in the 1980s and subsequently employed by the Council of the London Borough of Haringey in a press release in 1986.
Ableism refers to discrimination against individuals who are not able-bodied, or the presumption that accommodations should only serve able-bodied individuals. The word was originated by American feminists in the 1980s and subsequently employed by the Council of the London Borough of Haringey in a press release in 1986.
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Psychology Terms – Ablation Experiment
A fundamental study methodology in physiological psychology, particularly prevalent in the first three-quarters of the 20th century, involves ablation to ascertain the activities of a specific nervous system region by analyzing the behavioral consequences of its surgical excision. It was initiated in 1824 by the French scientist Marie Jean Pierre Flourens (1794–1867) and is referred to as a lesion experiment
A fundamental study methodology in physiological psychology, particularly prevalent in the first three-quarters of the 20th century, involves ablation to ascertain the activities of a specific nervous system region by analyzing the behavioral consequences of its surgical excision. It was initiated in 1824 by the French scientist Marie Jean Pierre Flourens (1794–1867) and is referred to as a lesion experiment
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Psychology Terms – Ablation
Ablation refers to the surgical excision of a structure or portion of the brain or another organ in the body.
Ablation refers to the surgical excision of a structure or portion of the brain or another organ in the body.
