psychology (noun)
121death wish — noun (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die • Syn: ↑death instinct, ↑Thanatos • Topics: ↑psychoanalysis, ↑analysis, ↑depth psychology • Hypernyms: ↑ …
122abience — noun (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object • Ant: ↑adience • Derivationally related forms: ↑abient • Topics: ↑psychology, ↑psychological science …
123adience — noun (psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object • Ant: ↑abience • Derivationally related forms: ↑adient • Topics: ↑psychology, ↑psychological science …
124association theory — noun (psychology) a theory that association is the basic principle of mental activity • Syn: ↑associationism • Topics: ↑psychology, ↑psychological science • Hypernyms: ↑scientific theory * * * …
125behaviorism — noun an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior • Syn: ↑behaviourism, ↑behavioristic psychology, ↑behaviouristic psychology • Derivationally related forms: ↑behaviouristic (for: ↑behaviourism), ↑ …
126breaking point — noun 1. (psychology) stress at which a person breaks down or a situation becomes crucial • Topics: ↑psychology, ↑psychological science • Hypernyms: ↑tension, ↑tenseness, ↑stress 2. the degree of te …
127configurationism — noun (psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties • Syn: ↑Gestalt psychology • Topics: ↑psychology, ↑psychological science, ↑holism, ↑holistic theory …
128double bind — noun (psychology) an unresolvable dilemma; situation in which a person receives contradictory messages from a person who is very powerful • Topics: ↑psychology, ↑psychological science • Hypernyms: ↑dilemma, ↑quandary * * * noun, pl ⋯ binds… …
