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General psychology

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General psychology

Job burnout

Psychology; General psychology

The syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment, often experienced by workers in high-stress jobs.

Somatic nervous system

Psychology; General psychology

The subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that connects the central nervous system to the skeletal muscles and skin.

Sympathetic division

Psychology; General psychology

The subdivision of the autonomic nervous system that deals with emergency response and the mobilisation of energy.

Sensory physiology

Psychology; General psychology

The study of the way in which biological mechanisms convert physical events into neural events.

Genocide

Psychology; General psychology

The systematic destruction of one group of people, often an ethnic or racial group, by another.

Body image

Psychology; General psychology

The subjective experience of the appearance of one's body.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Psychology; General psychology

A mental disorder characterised by obsessions—recurrent thoughts, images, or impulses that recur or persist despite efforts to suppress them—and compulsions—repetitive, purposeful acts performed ...

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