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General psychology
Information concerning Psychology in general.
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General psychology
gestalt therapy
Psychology; General psychology
Therapy that focuses on ways to unite mind and body to make a person whole.
problem solving
Psychology; General psychology
Thinking that is directed toward solving specific problems and that moves from an initial state to a goal state by means of a set of mental operations.
transduction
Psychology; General psychology
Transformation of one form of energy into another; for example, light is transformed into neural impulses.
biomedical therapies
Psychology; General psychology
Treatments for psychological disorders that alter brain functioning with chemical or physical interventions such as drug therapy, surgery, or electroconvulsive therapy.
serial processes
Psychology; General psychology
Two or more mental processes that are carried out in order, one after the other.
parallel processes
Psychology; General psychology
Two or more mental processes that are carried out simultaneously.
identification and recognition
Psychology; General psychology
Two ways of attaching meaning to percepts.
