Glossary F
Glossary F
In the psychology context, fulfillment refers to a deep sense of satisfaction or achievement, a feeling that one's life is rich, meaningful, and aligns with one’s values and goals. It goes beyond temporary happiness or pleasure, encompassing a lasting state of contentment and well-being that comes from engaging in activities that resonate with one's identity, values, and purpose. Fulfillment is often associated with the realization of personal potential, the pursuit of one's passions, and contributing to something greater than oneself.
Fully functioning person is defined as a person living in harmony with her or his deepest feelings, impulses, and intuitions : person who meets his or her own need for positive regard rather than relying on the expectations of others; psychologically healthy individual who is able to enjoy life as completely as possible. Such individuals are open to new experiences and not defensive. Fully functioning person is Rogers's term for Self-actualization, for developing all facets of the self.
Function is defined as a line or curve illustrating the relationship of one variable to another. In developmental psychology, Function is an action related to a structure, such as movement of a muscle, firing of a nerve, or activation of a mental representation ; contrast with structure. Please see also Bidirectionality of structure and function.
Functional analysis is defined as a central feature of behavioral assessment. In a Functional analysis, careful analyses are made of the stimuli preceding a behavior and the consequences following from it to gain a precise understanding of the causes of the behavior.