psychology (noun)
101Gestalt psychology — /gəʃtælt saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (say guhshtalt suy koluhjee) noun a school of psychology which believes that experiences and conduct do not occur through the summation of reflexes or other individual elements but through configurations called Gestalten,… …
102occupational psychology — /ˌɒkjupeɪʃənəl saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (say .okyoohpayshuhnuhl suy koluhjee) noun the branch of psychology which deals with people at work, especially in relationship to environmental influences, stress, worker management relationships, etc …
103positive psychology — /pɒzətɪv saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (say .pozuhtiv suy koluhjee) noun a branch of psychology which deals with the empirical study of the emotions, particularly in relation to those positive emotions that create a sense of wellbeing in an individual or a… …
104sports psychology — /spɔts saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (say spawts suy koluhjee) noun the systematic study of psychological stratagems which can be used to improve one s performance in competitive sport. –sports psychologist, noun …
105reverse psychology — re,verse psy chology noun uncount a method of making someone do what you want by suggesting the opposite of what you really want because you know they will do the opposite of whatever you suggest …
106reverse psychology — (in nontechnical use) a method of getting another person to do what one wants by pretending not to want it or to want something else or something more. * * * noun [noncount] : a method of getting someone to do what you want by pretending not to… …
107psychotherapeutics — noun the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods • Syn: ↑psychotherapy, ↑mental hygiene • Derivationally related forms: ↑psychotherapeutic (for: ↑psychotherapy), ↑psychotherapist ( …
108mental hygiene — noun the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods • Syn: ↑psychotherapy, ↑psychotherapeutics • Derivationally related forms: ↑psychotherapeutic (for: ↑psychotherapy), ↑psychotherapist ( …
109psychologist — psychology ► NOUN 1) the scientific study of the human mind and its functions. 2) the mental characteristics or attitude of a person. 3) the mental factors governing a situation or activity. DERIVATIVES psychologist noun …
110pop — I. /pɒp / (say pop) verb (popped, popping) –verb (i) 1. to make a short, quick, explosive sound or report: the cork popped. 2. to burst open with such a sound, as chestnuts or corn in roasting. 3. to come or go (in, into, out, etc.) quickly,… …
