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(psychology) A behavioral approach to psychological study with a focus on studying and inferring from actions rather than by studying through reflection or introspection.
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In transactional analysis, relating to a part of the ego that deals with subconscious memories, and is likened to a child.
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(psychology) The branch of psychology concerned with aspects of one's own personality.
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(psychology) Relating to the perception of one's own mind
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(formal) Of or pertaining to comportment or the act of comporting; behavioural; praxeological.
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(psychology) A conscious, subconscious or unconscious thought process or behavior that a person habitually employs in order to cope with a particular type of situation.
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(psychology) A branch of social psychology which is concerned with the behaviour and thought processes of individual crowd members and the crowd as a whole; a study of the dynamics within large groups of people and the nature of the relationship between the individual and society.
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An approach to psychology which attempts to describe and explain the structure, content, and relationship of conscious and unconscious mental activity, and which is intended to serve as a basis for psychoanalytic therapies.
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(psychology) Alternative form of depth psychology [An approach to psychology which attempts to describe and explain the structure, content, and relationship of conscious and unconscious mental activity, and which is intended to serve as a basis for psychoanalytic therapies.]
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A branch of psychology focusing on how and why individuals differ in their behaviour.
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(science fiction) Of, pertaining to, or being an empath: of or having the capability of sensing the emotions of others.
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(psychoanalysis) Susceptible to analysis in terms of unconscious thoughts or desires.
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Items relating to Sigmund Freud.
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(psychology, psychoanalysis) Freudian beliefs and practices, particularly the mechanism of psychological repression, the centrality of sexual desire to the development of the persona, and the efficacy of the "talking cure" or psychoanalytic technique.
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Alternative letter-case form of Gestalt psychology [(psychology) A school of psychology that emerged in the early twentieth century in Austria and Germany as a theory of perception, that was a rejection of basic principles of Wilhelm Wundt's and Edward Titchener's elementalist and structuralist psychology.]
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(psychology) goal-oriented; purposive
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(psychotherapy) initiative encapsulating self-help groups, encounter groups and sensitivity training in order to attempt to increase human potential
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Of or relating to introspection.
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(psychology) Of or pertaining to the psychology of Carl Jung.
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(psychology) The theories and clinical principles of Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), which form the basis of analytical psychology.
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(psychology) (abbreviated LGAT) Activities usually offered by groups linked with the human potential movement which claim to increase self-awareness and bring about desirable transformations in individuals' personal lives.
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(psychology) The psychology of human nature as modified by historical change
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(psychology) A set of principles governing Freudian psychology.
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Of or pertaining to metempsychosis.
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Of or pertaining to metempsychosis.
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(psychology) Any of a class of behaviors that produce consequences by operating (i.e., acting) upon the environment.
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(psychology) A technique of behavior modification through positive and negative reinforcement and positive and negative punishment.
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(transitive, reflexive) To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind (also psych up).
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(linguistics) A verb indicating a change in psychological state, such as shock, encourage, or agitate.
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(slang) A fan of the American detective comedy-drama television series Psych.
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Alternative form of psychoanalysis [A family of theories and methods within the field of psychotherapy that work to find connections among patients' unconscious mental processes]
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(psychology, tourism) Of a tourist: tending to avoid adventures and risks, preferring the familiar; self-inhibiting.
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Civilization constructed according to psychological notions.
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Both psychological and empirical
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The origin and development of psychological processes such as personality and behaviour
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The specialised language (or jargon) of psychology
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Resembling a psychologist.
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Psychological analysis or interpretation.
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(uncountable) The study of the human mind.
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Of or relating to psychopolitics.
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The interaction between human psychology and politics.
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Relating to psychopragmatics.
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Of or relating to psychosociology.
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(rare) psychosonic phenomena collectively
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(psychology) Pertaining to purpose, as reflected in behaviour or mental activity.
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An approach to counseling and psychotherapy proposed by Alfred Adler.
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