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Psychology vocabulary is a compilation of psychological definitions originally written and published at Flourishing Life Society. In February 2023, my work was transferred to Psychology Fanatic. The original blog contained a substantial collection of health, wellness, and relationship articles written with the goal of assisting readers in their efforts to flourish. After obtaining my degree in psychology, I began researching the psychology of wellness. I discovered the research, theories, and vocabulary associated to be overwhelming. The intent of Psychology Fanatic is to provide a glossary of psychology definitions, terms, and concepts to assist lay readers and professionals to better understand foundational and historical psychological concepts.
Some of the original psychology definition database terms are still linked to Flourishing Life Society articles. New articles will be added directly to this site.
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- Abnormal Psychology
- Abrasive Personality Disorder
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)
- Active Aging
- Activity Theory of Aging
- Acute and Transient Psychotic Disorder (ATPD)
- Adaptation
- Adaptive Survival Styles
- Adlerian Therapy
- Affect Tolerance
- Affection Exchange Theory
- Affectionate Communication
- Affective Disposition Theory
- Affective Forecasting
- Affective Neuroscience
- Affective Realism
- Agreeableness Personality Trait
- Alexithymia
- Alfred Adler
- Algolagnia
- Allostasis
- Allostatic Load
- Altercasting
- Analytical Psychology
- Anhedonia
- Appraisal Theory of Emotion
- Attachment Injury
- Attachment Theory
- Autobiographical Memory
- Availability Bias
- Awareness Through Movement
- Awe
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B
- Basic Needs
- Behavior Activation
- Behavior Activation System
- Belongingness
- Big Five Personality Traits
- Biphasic Response
- Bobo Doll Studies
- Body-Based Therapy
- Bowen Family Systems Theory
- Broaden and Build Theory
- Burnout
C
- Catastrophic Thinking
- Cluster ‘A’ Personality Disorders
- Codependency Definition
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Cognitive Dissonance
- Cognitive Heuristics
- Cognitive Load Theory
- Cognitive Reappraisal
- Cognitive Style
- Cognitive Triad
- Coherence
- Cold Cognition
- Commitment
- Compensatory Skills
- Confabulation
- Confirmation Bias
- Conscientiousness
- Continuity Theory of Aging
- Coping Mechanism
- Core Self-Evaluations
- Countertransference in Psychology
- Creativity
D
- Dark Triad Personalities
- Defense Mechanisms (Psychological Defenses)
- Degeneration Theory
- Dementia Praecox
- Denial: A Defense Mechanism
- Depressive Personality Disorder
- Depressive Realism
- Detachment (Psychological)
- DeTUR Protocol (EMDR)
- Developmental Counseling and Therapy
- Developmental Tasks
- Developmental Theories
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Diathesis Stress Model
- Dichotomous Thinking
- Disengagement Theory
- Displacement (A defense mechanism)
- Dog Salivating Experiments (Classical Conditioning)
E
- Ego Defense
- Ego Depletion
- Ego Development
- Ego Ideal
- Ego Investment
- Emo
- Emodiversity
- Emotion Differentiation
- Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Emotional Abuse
- Emotional Attunement
- Emotional Contagion
- Emotional Deficit
- Emotional Detachment
- Emotional Dysregulation
- Emotional Equilibrium
- Emotional Flooding
- Emotional Guidance System
- Emotional Integrity
- Emotional Intelligence
- Emotional Lability
- Emotional Sensitivity
- Emotional Styles
- Emotional Triggers
- Emotional Valence
- Emotional Validation
- Emotional Wounds
- Emotionally Reactive
- Engulfment
- Epigenetics
- Episodic Foresight
- Equanimity
- Eudaimonia
- Executive Functions
- Existential Humanistic Therapy
- Explanatory Style
- Exposome: Nature and Nurture
- Externalization
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy
F
- Feedback Loop Psychology
- Feeling Felt
- Five Stages of Grief
- Fixed Role Therapy
- Flourishing
- Flow State
- Free Association Therapy
- Fundamental Attribution Error
G
H
- Hedonic Principle
- Highly Emotionally Sensitive Person
- Homeostasis
- Hope Theory
- Hopelessness
- Hot Cognition
- Homunculus
- Humanistic Psychology
- Hypochondria
I
- Ideal Self
- Ideas of Reference
- Immature Defenses
- Individual Psychology
- Inferiority Complex
- Information Gap Theory
- Inner Strength
- Insecure Attachment
- Internal Conflict
- Internal Guidance System
- Internal Working Models
- Interoception
- Interpersonal Style
- Intimacy
- Invalidating Environment
- Irritability
- Ironic Process Theory
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L
- Learned Helplessness
- Learning by Osmosis
- Life Course Theory
- Limbic System
- Logotherapy
- Longitudinal Study
- Lying Flatism
M
- Malevolent Creativity
- Marshmallow Study
- Masculine Protest
- Masochistic Personality
- Mental Maps
- Mental Time Travel
- Mindfulness
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
- Mindset
- Modeling Psychology
- Mood Disorders
- Moods
- Moral Disengagement Theory
- Moral Justification
- Moral Reasoning
- Moral Reconation Therapy
- Motivated Reasoning
- Motivation Enhancement Therapy
N
- Narrative Psychology
- Negative Affect
- Negative Attribution Style
- Negative Creativity
- Negative Sentiment Override
- Negativistic Personality Disorder
- Neurobiology
- Neuronal Synchrony
- Neurosis
- Neuroticism
- Neuroplasticity
O
- Object Cathexis
- Object Relations Theory
- Observing Ego
- Openness Personality Trait
- Optimism
- Organic Mental Illness
- Outcome Expectancies
- Overwhelm
P
- Pain Body
- Paraphrenia
- Paranoid Ideation
- Park’s Meaning Making Model
- Passive Aggressive
- Pathological Lying
- Pavlov, Ivan
- Perfectionism
- Person Centered Therapy
- Personal Constructs (Theory)
- Personality Disorders
- Personalization
- Pleasure Principle
- Polyvictimization
- Post Traumatic Growth
- Primal Panic
- Primal World Beliefs
- Primary Needs
- Prediction Psychology
- Predictive Coding
- Prevention Focus
- Prisoner’s Dilemma
- Process Model of Emotional Regulation
- Projection
- Projective Identification
- Promotion Focus
- Pseudologia Fantastica
- Psychological Commitment
- Psychologist’s Fallacy
- Psychosis
- Psychosomatic Disorder
- Pygmalion Effect
Q
R
- Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)
- Reactive Aggression
- Realistic Optimism
- Reciprocal Determinism
- Regression. A Defense Mechanism
- Regulatory Focus Theory
- Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria
- Relationship Anxiety
- Relative Deprivation
- Relativistic Thinking
- Repair Attempts
- Repressed Anger
- Rigid Thinking
- Role Theory
- Rumination
S
- Sadist
- Schachter-Singer Theory of Emotion
- Schizotypal Personality Disorder
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Secure Base
- Securely Attached
- Selective Information Processing
- Self-Aspects
- Self Censure
- Self Complexity Theory
- Self-Efficacy
- Self-Esteem
- Self-Monitoring Theory
- Self Narrative
- Self Organization Psychology
- Self Schema
- Self-Serving Bias
- Self-System
- Sensorimotor Development
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Interventions
- Sensory Overload
- Shattered Assumptions
- Skeptic
- Slippery Slope Fallacy
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Desirability Bias
- Social Disengagement Theory
- Social Investment Theory
- Social Learning Theory
- Social Phobia
- Social Stress Theory
- Somatic Awareness
- Somatic Intelligence
- Splitting: A Defense Mechanism
- Stanford Prison Experiment
- Strange Situation
- State Trait Anger Theory
- Strength Model of Self Control
- Stress Response Theory
- Still Face Experiment
- Sublimation Defense Mechanism
- Sunk Costs Fallacy
- Superego
- Superiority Complex
- Systems Theory
T
- Terror Management Theory
- Theory of Mind
- Therapeutic Confrontation
- Thought Disorders
- Toxic Environments
- Translational Neuroscience
- Trauma Bonding
- Trauma Resiliency Model
- Triggers
- Triune Brain
- Two Factor Theory of Emotion
U
- Unconditional Love
- Unconditional Positive Regard
- Undoing Defense Mechanism
- Undoing Effect of Positive Emotions
- Unprocessed Trauma
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