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Thinking is the cognitive process of mentally manipulating information, concepts, and representations to solve problems, make decisions, form judgments, and generate ideas. It encompasses a broad range of mental activities including reasoning, imagining, remembering, planning, and reflecting. Psychologists distinguish between different types of thinking such as convergent thinking, which narrows toward a single solution, and […]

Telegraphic speech refers to a stage of early language development, typically occurring between 18 months and 2 years of age, in which children produce short two- or three-word utterances that convey meaning using only the most essential words. Like a telegram, these utterances omit grammatical function words such as articles, prepositions, and auxiliary verbs, focusing […]

A teratogen is any substance, agent, or environmental factor that can cause developmental abnormalities in a fetus during pregnancy. In psychology and developmental science, teratogens are studied for their impact on cognitive, behavioral, and emotional development. Common teratogens include alcohol, certain drugs, infections, and environmental toxins. Exposure during critical periods of prenatal development can result […]

In relation to psychology and learning processes, transposition describes instances where an individual abstracts a previously learned relation or rule and applies it to a new problem. It entails the acquisition of higher-order relations and the grasping of an underlying structure to a problem, instead of merely recalling a specific item. Transposition, as the Gestalt […]

Within the field of psychology, the term ‘traditional marriage’ denotes types of culturally or religiously defined unions between two people that are based on differing expectations around commitment, gender, and family stability. It forms a particular kind of social structure that also provides identity, emotional safety, and aids in the socialization of future children. When […]

Therapeutic refers to efforts to enhance one’s mental health and wellness. In psychology, therapeutic approaches alleviate psychological distress and help individuals function at a higher level and attain personal objectives. For instance, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) teaches individuals to modify and reframe detrimental patterns of thinking, while mindfulness therapy helps focus on awareness and acceptance of […]

Theoretical orientation focuses on the understanding of human behavior and the psychology of the individual and also informs the clinician’s practice. It determines the ease with which therapists are able to identify the nature of the subject under discussion, the procedures to be carried out to solve the issues, and the modality of communication with […]

In psychology, temperaments are described as the biological, emotional patterns, and the self-reactions associated with them, which require an early on appearance, and guide how individuals engage with their surroundings. It is an integral element of personality, and, thus, also exerts a considerable influence on behavior, social relations, and emotional advancement. One of the distinctions […]

Transsexualism is a term historically used in psychiatry and psychology that defines a state in which a person feels that they are strongly and persistently identified with the opposite gender of the one he or she was born. Such identification commonly comes along with a lot of discomfort or distress about their biological sex and […]

A trait in psychology is a reasonably stable feature or quality that affects the way an individual thinks, feels, and acts in various circumstances. Traits are said to be the building block of personality as they form consistent patterns of behavior in human beings. The qualities of extraversion and conscientiousness, as an example, will make […]