psychology (noun)
91Collective noun — In linguistics, a collective noun is a word used to define a group of objects, where objects can be people, animals, emotions, inanimate things, concepts, or other things. For example, in the phrase a pride of lions , pride is a collective noun.… …
92work psychology — UK US noun [U] HR ► the study of how people think and behave at work: »Work psychology is a discipline which covers a broad range of issues from recruitment to conflict resolution …
93preconscious Psychology — adjective of or associated with a part of the mind below the level of conscious awareness, from which memories and emotions that have not been repressed can be recalled. noun (one s/the preconscious) this part of the mind. Derivatives… …
94Gestalt psychology — Ge|stalt psy|chol|o|gy [ gə ʃtalt saı,kalədʒi ] noun uncount a form of PSYCHOLOGY that considers behavior, feelings, beliefs, etc. as part of a greater whole, not as simple and separate reactions …
95operant Psychology — [ ɒp(ə)r(ə)nt] adjective involving the modification of behaviour by the reinforcing or inhibiting effect of its own consequences. noun an item of behaviour that is not a response to a prior stimulus but something which is initially spontaneous.… …
96Gestalt psychology — UK / US noun [uncountable] a form of psychology that considers behaviour, feelings, beliefs etc as part of a greater whole, not as simple and separate reactions …
97pop psychology — UK / US noun [uncountable] showing disapproval explanations of situations and feelings that use ideas from psychology in a way that seems silly or too simple …
98abnormal psychology — /ˌæbnɔməl saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (say .abnawmuhl suy koluhjee) noun the branch of psychology that deals with the mental phenomena, behaviour patterns, etc., of individuals who deviate widely from the average …
99clinical psychology — /klɪnɪkəl saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (say klinikuhl suy koluhjee) noun that branch of psychology which is put to clinical use in diagnosing and treating psychologically based dysfunction and in the promotion of mental health and wellbeing …
100existential psychology — /ɛgzɪsˌtɛnʃəl saɪˈkɒlədʒi/ (say egzis.tenshuhl suy koluhjee) noun 1. a school of psychology based on the study of introspective data as revealing the construction that each individual puts on their choices and actions. 2. the psychological aspect …
