Skip to main content

Recently Updated Pages

Psychotic Disorders

Psychological Disorders and Treatments Classification and Diagnosis

Definition Psychotic disorders are a group of mental health conditions characterized by disturban...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Psychosocial Stages of Development

Human Development

Definition The Psychosocial Stages of Development are a theory developed by psychologist Erik Eri...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Psychopathology

Psychological Disorders and Treatments Classification and Diagnosis

Definition Psychopathology refers to the study of mental disorders or psychological disturbances ...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Psychological Theories of Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Psychological theories of deviance are frameworks that explain why individuals engage ...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Psychological First Aid

Psychological Disorders and Treatments Treatment Approaches

Definition Psychological First Aid (PFA) is the immediate support provided to individuals who are...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Psychological Disorder

Psychological Disorders and Treatments Classification and Diagnosis

Definition A psychological disorder, also known as a mental disorder, refers to conditions that a...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Psychoanalytic Theory

Psychological Disorders and Treatments Treatment Approaches

Definition Psychoanalytic, (psychodynamic) theory is a psychological framework developed by Sigmu...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Psychoanalytic Approach to Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition The Psychoanalytic Approach to Deviance is a psychological approach that seeks to expl...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Pruning Period

Human Development

Definition The pruning period refers to a critical phase in human brain development, particularly...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Prototype

Cognitive Processes Cognition and Perception

Definition A prototype in psychology is a mental representation of the most typical or central ex...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Proprioception

Sensory Systems

Definition Proprioception is the ability to sense the position, movement, and orientation of your...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Procedural Memory

Memory and Learning Memory

Definition Procedural memory is a type of long-term memory that stores information about how to p...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Proactive Interference

Memory and Learning Recall

Definition Proactive interference is a concept in cognitive psychology that occurs when previousl...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Primary Reinforcer

Memory and Learning Operant Conditioning

Definition A primary reinforcer is a stimulus that naturally reinforces behavior because it satis...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Primary Deviance

Social Organization Norms and Deviance

Definition Primary deviance refers to a minor or first-time act of rule-breaking behavior that do...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Prefrontal Cortex

Biopsychology Neuroanatomy

Definition The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is the front part of the brain's frontal lobe, located jus...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Positive Reinforcement

Memory and Learning Operant Conditioning

Definition Positive reinforcement is a concept within operant conditioning, a learning theory tha...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Positive Punishment

Memory and Learning Operant Conditioning

Definition Positive punishment in operant conditioning refers to a process where an aversive stim...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Positive Psychology

Psychological Disorders and Treatments Resilience and Recovery

Definition Positive Psychology is the scientific study of human strengths, virtues, and optimal f...

Updated 5 days ago by exec

Population

Research Design and Methods

Definition The entire group of individuals relevant to a particular research question. Example A...

Updated 5 days ago by exec