Psychology

Psychology

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

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crystallized intelligence

Psychology; General psychology

The facet of intelligence involving the knowledge a person has already acquired and the ability to access that knowledge; measures by vocabulary, arithmetic, and general ...

estrogen

Psychology; General psychology

The female sex hormone, produced by the ovaries, that is responsible for the release of eggs from the ovaries as well as for the development and maintenance of female reproductive ...

health psychology

Psychology; General psychology

The field of psychology devoted to understanding the ways people stay healthy, the reasons they become ill, and the ways they respond when they become ill.

psychometrics

Psychology; General psychology

The field of psychology that specializes in mental testing.

psychoanalysis

Psychology; General psychology

The form of psychodynamic therapy developed by Freud; an intensive and prolonged technique for exploring unconscious motivations and conflicts in neurotic, anxiety-ridden ...