My name is Alyssia and I'm in my third semester at Montmorency College. My field of study is psychology in my Social Science program. This field is about everything that is related to human behavior and social interaction. It also teaches us research methods to find useful information. This glossary is for every future or current students in psychology who wants to learn a few words and there definition from the psychology field of study. My glossary can help for academic purpose like helping a student pronounce or define words in the psychology field. It also clarifies the definition between two similar terms. It has 20 terms where every word has their own definition, the right part of speech, a pronunciation audio, a definition, a translation in French, an example of the term in a sentence and images for some of them. To find the words in my glossary, I used my psychology book and my notes. I found the definition by using Virtual Writing Tutor that helps me find them on the internet. To make sure you know even more words related to this field, I want you to comment other words with their definition on my post.
anxiety
noun
A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.
Example: Deciding for oneself what to do causes ANXIETY, exhaustion, or involves costs in time or resources the avoidance of which by following authority does not have significant drawbacks, and is therefore justified.
fr: anxiété
behaviorism
noun
A systematic approach to psychology focusing exclusively on observable, measurable behaviors rather than internal mental states.
Example: Another theory focusing on the environment's role is BEHAVIORISM and within it Contrastive Analysis which tries to explain the relationship between L1 and L2.
fr: behaviorisme
brain
noun
An organ of soft nervous tissue contained in the skull of vertebrates, functioning as the coordinating center of sensation and intellectual and nervous activity.
Example: The human mind - which, from this viewpoint, is the BRAIN - is said to work on the same plan as a computer, with operations being carried out on physical symbols.
fr: cerveau
cognitive
adjective
Relating to the process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
Example: In fact, COGNITIVE psychologists are nowadays more sympathetic to the Piagetian view that memory is the result of COGNITIVE activity, not a passive receptacle in the mind which grows, rather as the body grows.
fr: cognitive
communication
noun
The process of exchanging information, ideas, thoughts, feelings, and messages between individuals or groups through speaking, writing, or using some other medium.
Example: Or, the effect of a painting may be compared with those of other means of COMMUNICATION, such as photography, film or television. there is every reason to welcome such studies, though a reader hoping for judgements about quality may be disappointed by a theoretical writer's greater stress on interpretation.
fr: communication
conditioning
noun
The process of training or accustoming a person or animal to behave in a certain way or to accept certain circumstances.
Example: One form is systematic desensitisation where a patient learns to associate a relaxed, happy state with the idea of the phobic situation and learns to gradually accept it through the opposite of the original CONDITIONING.
fr: conditionnement
diagnosis
noun
The identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms.
Example: But most typical were her auditory hallucinations: Given this mixture of affective and schizophrenic features a modern psychiatric DIAGNOSIS for Margery Kempe would most likely be "schizoaffective psychosis", precipitated in the first instance by childbirth.
fr: diagnostic
disorder
noun
An illness or condition that disrupts normal physical or mental functions.
Example: Although genetic factors may predispose certain people to the DISORDER, environmental and social factors, such as stressful life events, can precipitate its onset or a relapse.
fr: trouble
emotion
noun
A natural instinctive state of mind deriving from one's circumstances, mood, or relationships with others.
Example: What is called freedom of the will is essentially the EMOTION of superiority felt towards the one who must obey.
fr: émotion
hallucination
noun
An experience involving the apparent perception of something not present.
Example: While this is a plausible for veridical sensory experience it does not account for non-veridical experience such as HALLUCINATION for the very fact that everything is perceived as it is in the external world.
fr: hallucination
memory
noun
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information.
Example: Moreover, there is a clear distinction between present and past perception (MEMORY); between MEMORY and thought; between passive and active states of mind (daydreaming versus active recall, association of ideas versus directed meditation); and between the content and the level of consciousness.
fr: mémoire
mental health
noun
A state of psychological, emotional, and social well-being that influences how individuals think, feel, act, and cope with life’s challenges.
Example: Psychosocial interventions, also known as "talking therapies" (Gamble & Curthoys 2004) consist of a number of ways of working with a client to maintain or improve their MENTAL HEALTH by promoting social skills.
fr: santé mentale
neurotransmitter
noun
Neurotransmitters are endogenous chemical messengers used by the nervous system to transmit signals across a synaptic cleft (gap) from one neuron (nerve cell) to another target cell—either another neuron, a muscle cell, or a gland.
Example: We know that alcohol increases production of the NEUROTRANSMITTER dopamine (Eaves & Swinson 1978) which gives us a feeling of well-being; it is thought that this feeling is what contributes to the addiction.
fr: neurotransmetteur
paranoia
noun
Unjustified suspicion and mistrust of other people or their actions.
Example: These bizarre incidents resulted in mass witchcraft hysteria and PARANOIA as the adolescents accused numerous residents of the Salem of witchcraft and dealings with Satan.
fr: paranoïa
personality
noun
The unique, relatively stable combination of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that define an individual's way of interacting with the world.
Example: In novels, time is important for the development of character PERSONALITY, it can also highlight the social importance of characters.
fr: personnalité
phobia
noun
An extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.
Example: Systematic desensitization is a common method used to treat a patient with a PHOBIA.
fr: phobie
psychologist
noun
An expert or specialist in psychology.
Example: In my first experiences of teaching adolescents, I quickly came to the realization that I would be a good teacher if I were a good PSYCHOLOGIST.
fr: psychologue
psychology
noun
The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.
Example: The cloak, in this case, represents a last hold upon life, and however disproportionate the child's grief may appear, it is still explicable in terms of human PSYCHOLOGY.
fr: psychologie
schizophrenia
noun
A chronic, severe brain disorder affecting less than 1% of the population, characterized by a breakdown in the relationship between thought, emotion, and behavior, often leading to a loss of contact with reality.
Example: There has been links made between children who were unpopular at school and a later development of SCHIZOPHRENIA.
fr: schizophrénie
therapy
noun
The treatment of mental conditions by verbal communication and interaction.
Example: It would not be used without a full treatment programme involving Cognitive Behavioural THERAPY which would try to identify triggers and patterns of drinking behaviour, and possibly also the use of a support group such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
