mental mechanism
1mental mechanism — an unconscious process, such as a defense mechanism, memory, perception, or thinking, that is a function of the ego and determines behavior …
2Mechanism (philosophy) — Mechanism is the belief that natural wholes (principally living things) are like machines or artifacts, composed of parts lacking any intrinsic relationship to each other, and with their order imposed from without. Thus, the source of an apparent …
3Mental Pathology — Mental Pathology † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mental Pathology This subject will be considered under the following headings: I. Localization of Mental Faculties II. Causes of Mental Disturbances III. Varieties of Insanity… …
4mechanism — [mek′ə niz΄əm] n. [ModL mechanismus < Gr mēchanē, MACHINE] 1. the working parts or arrangement of parts of a machine; works [the mechanism of a clock] 2. a) a system whose parts work together like those of a machine [the mechanism of the… …
5mental disorder — Any illness with a psychological origin, manifested either in symptoms of emotional distress or in abnormal behaviour. Most mental disorders can be broadly classified as either psychoses or neuroses (see neurosis; psychosis). Psychoses (e.g.,… …
6Mental chronometry — For Ian Lowe s book, see Reaction Time (book). Reaction time redirects here. For the biological mechanism, see Reflex. Mental chronometry is the use of response time in perceptual motor tasks to infer the content, duration, and temporal… …
7Mental roots of sexual orientation — A theory about the development of sexual orientation and sexual arousal suggests that these behavior patterns are learned unconsciously from asexual experiences during childhood. The learning begins when the child distinguishes between men and… …
8mechanism — 1. An arrangement or grouping of the parts of anything that has a definite action. 2. The means by which an effect is obtained. 3. The chain of events in a particular process. 4. The detailed description of a reaction pathway. [G. mechane, a… …
9mental block — Synonyms and related words: agnosia, block, blocking, conversion, defense mechanism, delirium, delusion, delusion of persecution, disorientation, flight of ideas, hallucination, hallucinosis, mental confusion, nihilism, nihilistic delusion,… …
10mechanism of defense — an unconscious mental process (as identification, projection, or repression) that enables the ego to reach compromise solutions to problems it is unable to resolve …
