Category: C

A cue in psychology is defined as an internal or an external stimulus which elicits a particular behavior, recollection, or reaction. Cues are vital to the processes of learning, conditioning, and the recollection of memories. Some of the constituent parts of a cue which evokes a particular reaction are a sensory stimulus, a piece of […]

Cybernetics integrates multiple disciplines concerned with systems, feedback, and control within living organisms and machines. In psychology, feedback control systems and loops, reminiscent of a thermostat regulating temperature, help systems regulate behavior, cognition, and emotion. Introduced by Wiener in the 1940s, cybernetics offered the first conceptualizations of self-regulation, communication, and behavior targeting a goal. If, […]

Every culture has unique beliefs about health and illness shaped by socio-cultural and socio-economic conditions. These beliefs sometimes deviate sharply from how other societies understand mental health. Ataque de Nervios and Koro are examples of culture-bound syndromes that portray disturbed functioning that is less representative of neurotic activity. The former is an episode of sudden […]

The term “curvilinear” describes a particular form of association between two variables that involves a non-constant change and which is represented by a curve. Such a relationship is more complicated as it differs in strength or direction at different levels. In psychology, this term is used in research and statistical analyses to elaborate more on […]

Compulsions are defined as the repetition of acts or behaviors driven towards achieving an objective as the consequence of certain persistent, intrusive, unwanted streams of thoughts (i.e. obsessions), or by mental devices or certain rigid rules. These are usually mental mechanisms that attempt to filter or lessen an unwanted thought or suppress an anxiety that […]

Consciousness can be understood as the awareness of oneself, one’s thoughts, feelings, and the environment as a whole. From a psychological standpoint, it can be viewed as the overarching sequence of subjective flow in the outline of experiences determining the viewpoint with which a person analyzes the world. The construct of consciousness encompasses a wide […]

Coping strategy is defined as the various techniques an individual employs in an attempt to minimize the bodily or psychological stress a situation may invoke. These techniques help soothe and alleviate the stress posed by an internal and external stressful situation by controlling the physiology as well as the psychology. Psychologists have partitioned coping strategies […]

A psychological construct serves the purpose of illustrating and quantifying a specific mental process, be it a thought, feeling, or behavior. Since a number of such mental processes, such as intelligence, self-esteem, or anxiety, are not overtly observable, psychologists must create constructs in order to study them. Constructs serve as mental instruments that facilitate the […]

The act of cuckoldry in psychology is when someone absorbs emotional/parental roles into children that are, in reality, not their own, or undergoes betrayal payable through infidelity by a partner. From evolutionary psychology, cuckoldry has been studied in relation to jealousy, mate-guarding behaviors, and reproductive strategies. Strong emotional responses like humiliation, anger, insecurity, or anxiety […]

The period of life ranging from Infancy to adolescence is termed as Childhood. This period is distinguished by swift progress in all domains of life including physical, psychological, emotional and social. The mental growth during this phase comprises character and personality formation as well as standard attachment systems. The early periods of childhood include language, […]