General psychology

General psychology

Information concerning Psychology in general.

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Mood disorder

Psychology; General psychology

A mood disturbance such as severe depression or depression alternating with mania.

Ambiguity

Psychology; General psychology

A perceptual object that may have more than "one interpretation.

Generalised anxiety disorder

Psychology; General psychology

An anxiety disorder in which an individual feels anxious and worried most of the time for at least six months when not threatened by any specific danger or object.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Psychology; General psychology

An anxiety disorder characterised by the persistent reexperience of traumatic events through distressing recollections, dreams, hallucinations, or dissociative flashbacks; develops in response to ...

Anorexia nervosa

Psychology; General psychology

An eating disorder in which an individual weighs less than 85 percent of her or his expected weight but still controls eating because of a self-perception of obesity.

Panic disorder

Psychology; General psychology

An anxiety disorder in which sufferers experience unexpected, severe panic attacks that begin with a feeling of intense apprehension, fear, or terror.

Hypnosis

Psychology; General psychology

An altered state of awareness characterised by deep relaxation, susceptibility to suggestions, and changes in perception, memory, motivation, and self-control.