a loss of will power
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Psychotic belief
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
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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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Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed; contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an adverse party; a spirit ad…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychology, erroneous, belief, held, face.To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychology, erroneous, belief, held, face.The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul; also, in an extended se…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychology, erroneous, belief, held, face.a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his accomplish and a giving evidenc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychology, erroneous, belief, held, face.Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate, one held by services not honorable; held by villenage. Such a tenure is called base,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychology, erroneous, belief, held, face.Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychology, erroneous, belief, held, face.A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of religion as unquestionably right, and any belief or opinion opposed to or d…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychology, erroneous, belief, held, face.(psychology) a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurational properties
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychology, erroneous, belief, held, face.to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trai…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychology, erroneous, belief, held, face.To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychology, erroneous, belief, held, face.(Psychology) a school of thought postulating that the personality of an individual is dependent on the type of their physique (somatot…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: psychology, erroneous, belief, held, face.to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement; "This holds the local until the express passengers change trai…
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