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Psychology Terms - Acute confusional state
n. 1. A type of delirium marked by amnesia, clouded consciousness, and disorientation. 2. An acute stress disorder, often during adolescence, arising from a rapid alteration in circumstances or the environment.
n. 1. A type of delirium marked by amnesia, clouded consciousness, and disorientation. 2. An acute stress disorder, often during adolescence, arising from a rapid alteration in circumstances or the environment.
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Psychology Terms – Acute Pain
Acute pain is intense, short-duration discomfort typically resulting from accident, surgery, dental issues, or myocardial infarction.
Acute pain is intense, short-duration discomfort typically resulting from accident, surgery, dental issues, or myocardial infarction.
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Psychology Terms - Acute stress disorder
In *DSM-5, a *trauma- and stressor-related disorder that arises after exposure to a traumatic event, exhibiting a symptomatology akin to *post-traumatic stress disorder, including *dissociation (such as *dissociative amnesia, *depersonalization, *derealization), but manifesting within four weeks of the traumatic incident. Should the symptoms endure for more than four weeks, a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder may be contemplated. To fulfill the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-5, the traumatic incident must be consistently re-experienced through recurrent images, thoughts, dreams, illusions, flashbacks, or sensations of reliving the experience, or as discomfort when reminded of the event. There must be evidence of significant avoidance of trauma reminders, and the disruption must have persisted for a minimum of two days.
In *DSM-5, a *trauma- and stressor-related disorder that arises after exposure to a traumatic event, exhibiting a symptomatology akin to *post-traumatic stress disorder, including *dissociation (such as *dissociative amnesia, *depersonalization, *derealization), but manifesting within four weeks of the traumatic incident. Should the symptoms endure for more than four weeks, a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder may be contemplated. To fulfill the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-5, the traumatic incident must be consistently re-experienced through recurrent images, thoughts, dreams, illusions, flashbacks, or sensations of reliving the experience, or as discomfort when reminded of the event. There must be evidence of significant avoidance of trauma reminders, and the disruption must have persisted for a minimum of two days.
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Psychology Terms - Acute stress reaction
A kind of acute stress disorder characterized by the quick start of symptoms following exposure to a psychosocial stressor, occurring within one hour and subsiding within eight hours.
A kind of acute stress disorder characterized by the quick start of symptoms following exposure to a psychosocial stressor, occurring within one hour and subsiding within eight hours.
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Psychology Terms - Adam
A prevalent street name for *ecstasy
A prevalent street name for *ecstasy
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Psychology Terms – Adaptation
1. In evolutionary theory, a characteristic of an organism's structure, physiology, or behavior that addresses a challenge in its existence or facilitates the transmission of its genes to subsequent generations. 2. In physiology and sensation, a transient decrease in the responsiveness of a sensory receptor, excluding pain receptors, due to frequent or persistent activation. Additionally referred to as sensory adaptation. 3. In the works of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget (1896–1980), the alteration of an organism's psychological structures or processes in reaction to environmental demands includes *accommodation (2) and *assimilation (2). Refer to equilibration as well. A broad phrase for any process via which behavior or subjective experience adapts to align with altered environments, situations, or social pressures. Frequently erroneously written or pronounced as adaptation
1. In evolutionary theory, a characteristic of an organism's structure, physiology, or behavior that addresses a challenge in its existence or facilitates the transmission of its genes to subsequent generations. 2. In physiology and sensation, a transient decrease in the responsiveness of a sensory receptor, excluding pain receptors, due to frequent or persistent activation. Additionally referred to as sensory adaptation. 3. In the works of Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget (1896–1980), the alteration of an organism's psychological structures or processes in reaction to environmental demands includes *accommodation (2) and *assimilation (2). Refer to equilibration as well. A broad phrase for any process via which behavior or subjective experience adapts to align with altered environments, situations, or social pressures. Frequently erroneously written or pronounced as adaptation
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Psychology Terms - Adaptation level
A proposed neutral position within a bipolar stimulus dimension, serving as a reference point for subjective evaluations; stimuli exceeding the adaptation level are assessed as possessing a specific attribute (e.g., large, heavy, or loud), while stimuli below it are perceived as having the contrary or complementary attribute (e.g., small, light, or soft), and stimuli in close proximity are regarded as neutral concerning the attribute.
A proposed neutral position within a bipolar stimulus dimension, serving as a reference point for subjective evaluations; stimuli exceeding the adaptation level are assessed as possessing a specific attribute (e.g., large, heavy, or loud), while stimuli below it are perceived as having the contrary or complementary attribute (e.g., small, light, or soft), and stimuli in close proximity are regarded as neutral concerning the attribute.
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Psychology Terms - Adaptation-level theory,
A theory posited by American psychologist Harry Helson (1898–1977) in a 1947 article in the American Journal of Psychology, which asserts that the adaptation level for a category of stimuli is influenced by previously encountered stimuli within that category, contextual factors, and memories of past evaluations of analogous stimuli. The adaptation level is defined as the logarithm of the mean of the pertinent stimuli, weighted by their effectiveness based on proximity, recency, salience, and other relevant criteria. The idea posits that subjective judgments are inherently related to the existing norm or adaptation level; hence, a 4-ounce (113-gram) pen is perceived as heavy, yet a baseball bat must exceed 40 ounces (1.13 kilograms) to be considered heavy. The phenomena is a form of context effect.
A theory posited by American psychologist Harry Helson (1898–1977) in a 1947 article in the American Journal of Psychology, which asserts that the adaptation level for a category of stimuli is influenced by previously encountered stimuli within that category, contextual factors, and memories of past evaluations of analogous stimuli. The adaptation level is defined as the logarithm of the mean of the pertinent stimuli, weighted by their effectiveness based on proximity, recency, salience, and other relevant criteria. The idea posits that subjective judgments are inherently related to the existing norm or adaptation level; hence, a 4-ounce (113-gram) pen is perceived as heavy, yet a baseball bat must exceed 40 ounces (1.13 kilograms) to be considered heavy. The phenomena is a form of context effect.
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Psychology Terms - Adaptive radiation
refers to the evolutionary process in which species derived from a common ancestor diverge to exploit distinct ecological niches.
refers to the evolutionary process in which species derived from a common ancestor diverge to exploit distinct ecological niches.
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Psychology Terms - Adaptive testing
A sequential assessment method wherein subsequent test items are chosen for a respondent based on their answers to prior items.
A sequential assessment method wherein subsequent test items are chosen for a respondent based on their answers to prior items.
