a loss of will power
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an uneasy psychological state; "he suffered an attack of nerves"
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a loss of will power
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.an inability to experience pleasure
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.A state in which mental processes are under the control of the emotions.; "The original idea of catathymia forwarded by Maier (1912),…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.the state of a person's cognitive processes
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others.;…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development where a child slowly moves away from an egocentric world to a world shared with others.;…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.a delusion (common in paranoia) that you are much greater and more powerful and influential than you really are
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.a delusion (common in paranoia) that others are out to get you and frustrate and embarrass you or inflict suffering on you; a complica…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.(existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.(existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.a temporary psychological state
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about one's self and one'…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic;…
Used in the same subject area: Psychology, Environmental science, Philosophy, Conservation and biodiversity, Philosophy of mind.any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychia…
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The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy; unprovoked attack; ass…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uneasy, psychological, suffered, attack.An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uneasy, psychological, suffered, attack.(psychiatry) a psychological disorder characterized by somatic delusions that you are too fat despite being emaciated
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uneasy, psychological, suffered, attack.any of several branches of psychology that seek to apply psychological principles to practical problems of education or industry or ma…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uneasy, psychological, suffered, attack.To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages, institutions; to attack by…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uneasy, psychological, suffered, attack.To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or unfriendly measures; to assai…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uneasy, psychological, suffered, attack.the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uneasy, psychological, suffered, attack.To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uneasy, psychological, suffered, attack.The act of rushing upon, or towards, an enemy; a sudden onset or attack, as of troops, esp. cavalry; hence, the signal for attack; as,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uneasy, psychological, suffered, attack.the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uneasy, psychological, suffered, attack.Any fact or truth which is decisively attested or intuitively known as a psychological or philosophical datum; as, the deliverance of…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uneasy, psychological, suffered, attack.(psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: uneasy, psychological, suffered, attack.
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