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Psychology Terms -Ahedonia
A variant variation of anhedonia.
A variant variation of anhedonia.
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Psychology Terms - Ahylognosia
refers to the diminished capacity to discern tactile features such as weight, density, or texture, although the ability to identify size and form remains intact.
refers to the diminished capacity to discern tactile features such as weight, density, or texture, although the ability to identify size and form remains intact.
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Psychology Terms - Aha experience
The sensation associated with instantaneous insight. Also referred to as an aha reaction or a eureka moment
The sensation associated with instantaneous insight. Also referred to as an aha reaction or a eureka moment
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Psychology Terms – AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, a condition thought to be induced by the HIV retrovirus and transmitted through infected blood entering the body, particularly via transfusion, needle sharing among intravenous drug users, sexual intercourse, or from a mother to her fetus through the placenta. It is marked by the death of T lymphocytes and the resultant lack of immunity against opportunistic infections. Nearly fifty percent of all AIDS patients acquire HIV-associated dementia.
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, a condition thought to be induced by the HIV retrovirus and transmitted through infected blood entering the body, particularly via transfusion, needle sharing among intravenous drug users, sexual intercourse, or from a mother to her fetus through the placenta. It is marked by the death of T lymphocytes and the resultant lack of immunity against opportunistic infections. Nearly fifty percent of all AIDS patients acquire HIV-associated dementia.
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Psychology Terms - AIDS dementia complex
Another term for *HIV-associated dementia. AIDS-related complicated noun. A constellation of flu-like symptoms that frequently precede the onset of full-blown AIDS includes lymphadenopathy, nocturnal hyperhidrosis, persistent pyrexia, cough, pharyngitis, and chronic diarrhea.
Another term for *HIV-associated dementia. AIDS-related complicated noun. A constellation of flu-like symptoms that frequently precede the onset of full-blown AIDS includes lymphadenopathy, nocturnal hyperhidrosis, persistent pyrexia, cough, pharyngitis, and chronic diarrhea.
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Psychology Terms - Aim-inhibition
refers to the characteristic of an instinct that does not attain its direct method of fulfillment or instinctual purpose, yet derives partial gratification via indirect approximations of the behavior or activity that would fulfill it. In 1921, Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) presented the concept in his work Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego (Standard Edition, XVIII, pp. 69–143, at pp. 138–9) to elucidate the genesis of sociable feelings of affection, positing that if friendships and familial affection were not constrained by aim-inhibition, they would manifest as overtly sexual.
refers to the characteristic of an instinct that does not attain its direct method of fulfillment or instinctual purpose, yet derives partial gratification via indirect approximations of the behavior or activity that would fulfill it. In 1921, Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) presented the concept in his work Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego (Standard Edition, XVIII, pp. 69–143, at pp. 138–9) to elucidate the genesis of sociable feelings of affection, positing that if friendships and familial affection were not constrained by aim-inhibition, they would manifest as overtly sexual.
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Psychology Terms – Air Crib
An air crib is a sealed, electrically heated, soundproof enclosure approximately the dimensions of a standard crib, designed to accommodate an unclothed infant. One wall features a safety glass panel that can be opened akin to a window, with a curtain available to obscure light within the compartment. The floor is composed of tightly stretched, movable canvas, functioning similarly to a roller towel, which is wound on a spool located externally on one side and feeds into a wire hamper on the opposite side. Toys, such as musical boxes, may be positioned in the compartment, which safeguards the infant from airborne pathogens, dust, and allergens. A purported benefit of the air crib is that the baby's cries are nearly imperceptible from the exterior, and due to the absence of dangers within, reinforcement of crying is improbable. The apparatus was devised by American psychologist B(urrhus) F(rederic) Skinner (1904–90), who used it to rear his second daughter, Deborah, and documented the outcomes in a piece published in the Ladies Home Journal in October 1945. The technology generated much controversy; however, a 1995 research including 50 former air-crib infants and their parents showed entirely favorable outcomes. Also referred to as a Skinner crib.
An air crib is a sealed, electrically heated, soundproof enclosure approximately the dimensions of a standard crib, designed to accommodate an unclothed infant. One wall features a safety glass panel that can be opened akin to a window, with a curtain available to obscure light within the compartment. The floor is composed of tightly stretched, movable canvas, functioning similarly to a roller towel, which is wound on a spool located externally on one side and feeds into a wire hamper on the opposite side. Toys, such as musical boxes, may be positioned in the compartment, which safeguards the infant from airborne pathogens, dust, and allergens. A purported benefit of the air crib is that the baby's cries are nearly imperceptible from the exterior, and due to the absence of dangers within, reinforcement of crying is improbable. The apparatus was devised by American psychologist B(urrhus) F(rederic) Skinner (1904–90), who used it to rear his second daughter, Deborah, and documented the outcomes in a piece published in the Ladies Home Journal in October 1945. The technology generated much controversy; however, a 1995 research including 50 former air-crib infants and their parents showed entirely favorable outcomes. Also referred to as a Skinner crib.
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Psychology Terms - air encephalogram
Another term for a *pneumoencephalogram.
Another term for a *pneumoencephalogram.
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Psychology Terms - air theory
A concept introduced by American psychologist James Jerome Gibson (1904–79) to denote any theoretical framework of perception that elucidates perceptual processes, including object and spatial perception, independent of the contextual environment in which these perceptions occur.
A concept introduced by American psychologist James Jerome Gibson (1904–79) to denote any theoretical framework of perception that elucidates perceptual processes, including object and spatial perception, independent of the contextual environment in which these perceptions occur.
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Psychology Terms – Akathisia
A state of restless psychomotor agitation characterized by fidgeting, an inability to remain seated or stationary, pacing, or rocking from foot to foot when standing, typically as a side effect of neuroleptic treatment.
A state of restless psychomotor agitation characterized by fidgeting, an inability to remain seated or stationary, pacing, or rocking from foot to foot when standing, typically as a side effect of neuroleptic treatment.
