coping — I UK [ˈkəʊpɪŋ] / US [ˈkoʊpɪŋ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms coping : singular coping plural copings the final layer of bricks or stone built along a wall II UK [ˈkəʊpɪŋ] / US [ˈkoʊpɪŋ] adjective coping behaviour or skills are ways that… … English dictionary
human behaviour — Introduction the potential and expressed capacity for physical, mental, and social activity during the phases of human life. Human beings, like other animal species, have a typical life course that consists of successive phases of… … Universalium
collective behaviour — ▪ psychology Introduction the kinds of activities engaged in by sizable but loosely organized groups of people. Episodes of collective behaviour tend to be quite spontaneous, resulting from an experience shared by the members of the group… … Universalium
Self-destructive behaviour — is a widely used phrase describing a broad set of extreme actions and emotions including self harm and drug abuse. It can take a variety of forms, and be undertaken for a variety of reasons. It is most visible in young adults and adolescents, but … Wikipedia
Thought suppression — Thought suppression, the process of deliberately trying to stop thinking about certain thoughts (Wegner, 1989), is associated with obsessive compulsive disorder, in which a sufferer will repeatedly (usually unsuccessfully) attempt to prevent or… … Wikipedia
Ironic Process Theory — Ironic processing is the psychological process whereby an individual’s deliberate attempts to the purpose of avoiding certain thoughts (thought suppression) render those thoughts more accessible. The classic example is, Don t think of a white… … Wikipedia
Patientenschulung — Patientenschulungen sind strukturierte Fortbildungsprogramme für chronisch kranke Menschen. Sie werden in der Regel in Kurs oder Seminarform von Fachleuten aus unterschiedlichen Berufen des Gesundheitswesens (unter anderem Ärzten, Ergotherapeuten … Deutsch Wikipedia
emotion — emotionable, adj. emotionless, adj. /i moh sheuhn/, n. 1. an affective state of consciousness in which joy, sorrow, fear, hate, or the like, is experienced, as distinguished from cognitive and volitional states of consciousness. 2. any of the… … Universalium
Self-harm — This article focuses on repetitive self harm, not on severe self harm inflicted during psychosis. For forms of self harm related to body image, sexuality and wartime, see Body modification, Algolagnia and Self inflicted wound respectively. Self… … Wikipedia
Hearing Voices Movement — is a philosophical trend in how people who hear voices are viewed. It was begun by Marius Romme, a professor of Social psychiatry at the University of Limburg in Maastricht, the Netherlands and Sandra Escher, a science journalist, who began this… … Wikipedia
Defence mechanism — For the biological concept, see Antipredator adaptation. Part of a series of articles on Psychoanalysis … Wikipedia