Glossary T

- Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) : Thomas Hobbes believed that the primary motive in human behavior is the seeking of pleasure and the avoidance of pain. For Hobbes, the function of government is to satisfy as many human needs as possible and to prevent humans from fighting with each other. Hobbes believed that all human activity which includes mental activity, could be reduced to atoms in motion, and this shows that Hobbes was a Materialist.

- Thomas Kuhn (1922 - 1996) : Thomas Kuhn believed that the activities of members of a scientific community are governed by a shared set of beliefs called a Paradigm. This Paradigmatic, or normal, science continues until an existing Paradigm is displaced by another Paradigm.

- Thomas Malthus (1766 - 1834) : Thomas Malthus refers to the Eonomist who wrote Essay on the Principle of Population (1798), which provided Darwin with the principle he needed to explain the observations that he had made while aboard the Beagle. The principle stated that because more individuals are born than environmental resources can support, there is a struggle for survival and only the fittest survive.

Deutsch: Gedanke / Español: Pensamiento / Português: Pensamento / Français: Pensée / Italiano: Pensiero /

Thought refers to faculty to think, imagine, meditate, reflect, fantasize, or form an opinion.

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Thought broadcasting refers to an irrational belief held by the affected person that his or her thoughts can be heard by other people without the use of written or verbal communication.

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Thought components refer to the part of the mental status examination that looks at the content and the process of thinking. These content include delusions, distortions of body image, hallucinations, obsessions, suicidal or homicidal ideation, and many more. Process includes circumstantially, coherence, flight of ideas, logical thinking, intact as opposed to loose associations, organization, and tangentiality

Thought disorder refers to the disorder of schizophrenia which is indicated by impaired thinking, such as difficulty in understanding and using abstract concepts

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Thought insertion refers to an irrational belief held by the affected person that thoughts have been purposely placed inside his or her mind by another person.

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