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Cathect

Cathect means investing psychic energy in a mental representation of a person, behavior, or idea. Infants Cathect in objects that gratify their needs.

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Catheter

Deutsch: Katheter / Español: Catéter / Português: Cateter / Français: Cathéter / Italian: Catetere

Catheter in the psychology context is generally not a direct topic of study. However, it can be relevant in the context of health psychology or clinical psychology, particularly when addressing the psychological impacts and considerations of medical procedures involving catheters.

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Cathexis

Cathexis refers to the process of attaching sexual energy (libido) to an object.

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Cation

A cation is a positively charged ion with fewer electrons than protons while an anion is a negatively charged ion with more electrons than protons.

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Caudal

Caudal means toward the rear, away from the head.

Caudate nucleus

Caudate nucleus refers to the nucleus part, a large subcortical structure of the basal ganglia that is involved in carrying the impulses to the Thalamus that direct primitive patterns of primitive behavior, such as aggression, sexuality, and bodily excretion

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Causal attributions

Causal attributions refer to the explanations people make for the events they observe; the explanations for why events occurred. Moreover, Causal attributions are explanations people construct to explain their behavior, which can be situational, dispositional, or interactive. They are conclusions drawn about the underlying causes of our own or another person’s behavior

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Causal inferences

Causal inferences means how people make judgments about whether something causes something else

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