A Psychology Student Glossary

This glossary will be on terms who can be really used in the psychology field. My blog is about it so, if sometimes these terms are used it will be easier for some people to understand it. There are 20 terms in this glossary but there is so much more in this field. You can after have read it and understand it the words you can use them appropriately!

antisocial personality disorder: noun; A personality disorder characterized by persistent disregard of the rights of other people, failure to comply with laws and social customs, and irresponsible and reckless behavior.; Example: Finally in order to help people with ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER, different types of therapy need to be addressed and the effectiveness of these therapies considered.; en: trouble de la personnalité antisociale
behavior: noun; The way in which one acts or conducts oneself, especially toward others.; Example: In other words, the change in intensity by the variation of pulse duration leads to a BEHAVIOR opposite intensity alteration by the variation of pulse energy.; en: comportement
coping mechanisms: noun; Strategies and behaviors people use to manage stress, difficult emotions, and challenging situations.; Example: These COPING MECHANISMS have been found to be as a result of psychological stress.; en: mécanismes d'adaptation
exposure therapy: noun; A form of behavior therapy used in the treatment of anxiety disorders, in which the patient is repeatedly confronted with a feared memory, stimulus, or situation under controlled circumstances, with the aim of reducing the fearful responses with repeated exposure.; Example: The EXPOSURE THERAPY could be the best option for your type of condition.; en: thérapie d'exposition
implicit bias: noun; Unconscious favoritism toward or prejudice against people of a particular ethnicity, gender, or social group that influences one's actions or perceptions.; Example: You're implicit bias are affecting your attitude.; en: biais implicite
lucid dreaming: noun; A type of dream where the dreamer becomes aware that they are currently dreaming while the dream is still in progress.; Example: The view that conscious awareness of dreaming is a learnable skill that can enable dreamers to control the direction and content of their dreams.; en: rêve lucide
mental health: noun; A state of psychological, emotional, and social well-being that enables individuals to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn, work well, and contribute to their community.; Example: OT's usually work in either hospitals or social services, and can work with a very wide range of people including children, teenagers, adults, and elderly: in MENTAL HEALTH, leaning disability, physical disability or rehabilitation settings.; en: santé mentale
mood disorders: noun; A category of psychological disorders characterized by the elevation or lowering of a person's mood, such as major depression or bipolar disorder.; Example: Your mood disorder can affect the way you are taking decisions.; en: troubles d'humeur
operant conditioning: noun; A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for voluntary behavior.; Example: It is a type of therapy that that combines classical conditioning and OPERANT CONDITIONING. Classical conditioning predicts the aversive event that will follow a certain behavior and OPERANT CONDITIONING "teaches" through negative reinforcement, how to prevent the event from occurring.; en: conditionnement opérant
phobia: noun; An extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.; Example: This will lead to a sense of accomplishment of battling their PHOBIA and also prevent a relapse as they have the knowledge that they are capable of controlling their fear and feel anxious about and anxiety.; en: phobie
self-awareness: noun; The ability to monitor your own inner world—thoughts, emotions, and beliefs—and understand how these factors, along with your behaviors, affect yourself and others.; Example: This state is characterized by diminished SELF-AWARENESS and individuality.; en: conscience de soi
social constructs: noun; An idea, category, or meaning created and accepted by people in a society rather than existing inherently in nature.; Example: Second, while the word "time" and "space" usually evoke the impression of the abstract, absolute dimensions of the physical world, here, apparently, they are discussed as SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS, referring to our conceptions and experiences of them.; en: constructions sociales
social norm: noun; The shared, often unwritten, informal rules and expectations that guide acceptable behavior within a group or society.; Example: To achieve the SOCIAL NORM of piety and avoid personal disaster, sacrifices were essential.; en: norme social
sociodrama: noun; A dramatic play in which several individuals act out assigned roles for the purpose of studying and remedying problems in group or collective relationships.; Example: We need you to make the sociodrama happen.; en: sociadrama
stereotype: noun; Believing that people of a certain group, race or religion all have the same characteristics when they don’t .; Example: Given that the common pattern of rape does not match the popular STEREOTYPE, women who experience sexual assault are often disbelieved and discredited.; en: stéréotype
therapy: noun; The treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitative, or curative process.; Example: It was a busy week last week with moving in to my halls, meeting lots of new people and having induction days every day for my Occupational THERAPY course.; en: thérapie
unconscious mind: noun; Vast reservoir of feelings, thoughts, urges, and memories outside our conscious awareness, significantly influencing our behavior, emotions, and decisions, often holding repressed, traumatic, or automatic information that shapes who we are without us knowing.; Example: These can also be done in the UNCONSCIOUS MIND, resulting in us being unaware that we're carrying this out and so it's harder to control.; en: inconscient
variables: noun; An element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change.; Example: A correlation value of - 0.14 (Table 16) suggests that there is no apparent correlation between the two VARIABLES, and this is supported by the appearance of the scattergram.; en: variable
visual perception: noun; The brain's ability to interpret, analyze, and make sense of visual information received from the eyes, allowing individuals to understand their surroundings.; Example: The use of stimulus was very helpful as it enables him to use intact VISUAL PERCEPTION skills to compensate for the redundant visual cache.; en: perception visuelle
working memory: noun; Cognitive system that acts as a temporary mental workspace, allowing for the simultaneous storage and active manipulation of a limited amount of information.; Example: It is important to bear in mind that although the tasks used in these studies require attentional capacities, they often rely heavily on WORKING MEMORY and even low-level visuospatial abilities, hence dementia may be a product of these areas and not an attentional deficit.; en: mémoire de travail