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Psychology

The science that deals with the mental and behaviourial characteristics of an individual, community or society.

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declarative memory

Psychology; General psychology

Memory for information such as facts and events.

short-term memory (STM)

Psychology; General psychology

Memory processes associated with preservation of recent experiences and with retrieval of information from long-term memory; short-term memory is of limited capacity and stores ...

long-term memory (LTM)

Psychology; General psychology

Memory processes associated with the preservation of information for retrieval at any later time.

neurotic disorders

Psychology; General psychology

Mental disorders in which a person does not have signs of brain abnormalities and does not display grossly irrational thinking or violate basic norms but does experience ...

anxiety disorders

Psychology; General psychology

Mental disorders marked by physiological arousal, feelings of tension, and intense apprehension without apparent reason.

concepts

Psychology; General psychology

Mental representations of kinds or categories of items or ideas.

ego defense mechanisms

Psychology; General psychology

Mental strategies (conscious or unconscious) used by the ego to defend itself against conflicts experienced in the normal course of life.