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Sociotropy is a personality trait characterized by excessive investment in interpersonal relationships and usually studied in the field of social psychology. [1]People with sociotropy tend to have a strong need for social acceptance, which causes them to be overly nurturant towards people who they do not have close relationships with. [2]
The dawn of contemporary psychopharmacology marked the beginning of the use of psychiatric drugs to treat psychological illnesses. It brought with it the use of opiates and barbiturates for the management of acute behavioral issues in patients.
In contrast, health psychology represents a stronger emphasis specifically on psychology's role in both behavioral medicine and behavioral health. [2] Behavioral medicine is especially relevant in recent days, where many of the health problems are primarily viewed as behavioral in nature, as opposed to medical.
In psychology, economics and philosophy, preference is a technical term usually used in relation to choosing between alternatives.For example, someone prefers A over B if they would rather choose A than B. Preferences are central to decision theory because of this relation to behavior.
The etymology of the term addiction throughout history has been misunderstood and has taken on various meanings associated with the word. [203] An example is the usage of the word in the religious landscape of early modern Europe. [204] "Addiction" at the time meant "to attach" to something, giving it both positive and negative connotations.
Maladjustment is a term used in psychology to refer the "inability to react successfully and satisfactorily to the demand of one's environment". [1] The term maladjustment can be refer to a wide range of social, biological and psychological conditions. [2] Maladjustment can be both intrinsic or extrinsic.
A neural substrate is a term used in neuroscience to indicate the part of the central nervous system (i.e., brain and spinal cord) that underlies a specific behavior, cognitive process, or psychological state.
Integrative complexity is a research psychometric that refers to the degree to which thinking and reasoning involve the recognition and integration of multiple perspectives and possibilities and their interrelated contingencies.