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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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frustration-aggression principle
Psychology; Social psychology
Principle that frustration (the blocking of an attempt to achieve a goal) creates anger, which can generate aggression.
double bind interaction
Psychology; Social psychology
Simultaneous communication of conflicting messages in which the response to either message evokes rejection or disapproval.
family
Psychology; Social psychology
A social group consisting of parents or parent substitutes and children.
group processes
Psychology; Social psychology
The procedures through which a group approaches, attacks, and solves a common problem.
internal-external control
Psychology; Social psychology
Personality construct referring to an individual's perception of the locus of events as determined internally by his or her own behavior versus fate, luck, or external forces.
interpersonal relations
Psychology; Social psychology
The reciprocal interaction of two or more persons.
life style
Psychology; Social psychology
Typical way of life or manner of living characteristic of an individual or group.
Sub-categories
- Behavior analysis (11155)
- Emotions (46)
- Feelings and states (263)
- General psychology (27052)
- Psychological disorders (166)
- Social psychology (356)