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A particular kind of learning characterized by occurrence in very early life, rapidity of acquisition, and relative insusceptibility to forgetting or…

An act performed without delay, reflection, voluntary direction or obvious control in response to a stimulus.

Low-intensity deviant behavior with ambiguous intent to harm the target, in violation of norms for mutual respect.

Those psychological characteristics which differentiate individuals from one another.

A process of differentiation having for its goal the development of the individual personality.

Any observable response or action of a neonate or infant up through the age of 23 months.

Choosing to not obtain knowledge even if having the information could be to one's benefit.

How information is gathered in personal, academic or work environments and the resources used.

The interference with or prevention of a behavioral or verbal response even though the stimulus for that response is present; in psychoanalysis the u…

Projective tests utilizing ink blots to which a subject responds. They are used in personality diagnosis.

A legal concept that an accused is not criminally responsible if, at the time of committing the act, the person was laboring under such a defect of r…

Stereotyped patterns of response, characteristic of a given species, that have been phylogenetically adapted to a specific type of situation.

Subnormal intellectual functioning which originates during the developmental period. This has multiple potential etiologies, including genetic defect…

The ability to learn and to deal with new situations and to deal effectively with tasks involving abstractions.

Standardized tests that measure the present general ability or aptitude for intellectual performance.

What a person has in mind to do or bring about.

Communication, in the sense of cross-fertilization of ideas, involving two or more academic disciplines (such as the disciplines that comprise the cr…

The interactions between individuals of different generations. These interactions include communication, caring, accountability, loyalty, and even co…

Alternating between fasting for an extended period of time during the day and eating during a restricted time for the day.

Personality construct referring to an individual's perception of the locus of events as determined internally by his or her own behavior versus fate,…

Problematic, compulsive Internet use that results in significant impairment of person's function in daily life.

The perception of and sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body. It is a sense of the physiological condition of the entire body.

Interpersonal modification of psychodynamic psychotherapy. Therapy is present-focused and seeks to resolve problems in interpersonal relations. Aspec…

The reciprocal interaction of two or more persons.

The reciprocal interaction of two or more professional individuals.

Interconnections of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender, creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disa…

A directed conversation aimed at eliciting information for psychiatric diagnosis, evaluation, treatment planning, etc. The interview may be conducted…

Primarily a patient-reported sensation, complaint or symptom rather than a disease entity.

A state in which attention is largely directed inward upon one's self.

Knowing or understanding without conscious use of reasoning. (Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, 1994)