Glossary E
Glossary E
Environmental crimes refer to violations of the criminal law which, although typically committed by businesses or by business officials, may also be committed by other persons or organizational entities, and which damage some protected or otherwise significant aspect of the natural environment.
Environmental criminology refers to an emerging perspective which emphasizes the importance of geographic location and architectural features as they are associated with the prevalence of criminal victimization.
- Environmental dependency syndrome (stimulusbound) : Environmental dependency syndrome (stimulusbound) refer to the Neuropsychological syndrome characterized by an over-responsiveness to environmental stimuli due to a loss of inhibitory control, usually as a consequence of bilateral frontal damage.
Environmental determinism is defined as the type of determinism that stresses causes of behavior that are external to the organism.
Environmental determinism is the notion that children are passive creatures who are molded by their environments.
Environmental hypothesis refers to the notion that groups differ in IQ because the environments in which they are raised are not equally conducive to intellectual growth.
Environmental illness is a newly identified phenomenon that refers to a polysymptomatic disorder associated with immune system dysfunction and allergy-like sensitivity to many compounds found in chemicals, foods, clothing, perfumes, and substances found in the air.
Environmental illness is also called Total environmental allergy syndrome.
Deutsch: Umweltverträglichkeitsstudie / Español: Declaración de Impacto Ambiental / Português: Declaração de Impacto Ambiental / Français: Déclaration d'Impact Environnemental / Italian: Dichiarazione di Impatto Ambientale
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is a document required by government agencies to assess the potential effects of proposed projects or actions on the environment. In the context of psychology, an EIS involves understanding how environmental changes or interventions impact human behavior, mental health, and well-being.
Environmental press is defined as the physical, interpersonal, or social demands that environments put on people. In Lawton and Nahemow’s model, it refers to the demands put on a person by the environment.