Glossary T
Glossary T
Deutsch: Telencephalon / Español: Telencéfalo / Português: Telencéfalo / Français: Télencéphale / Italian: Telencefalo
Telencephalon in the psychology context refers to the largest part of the brain, also known as the cerebrum, which is involved in various high-order brain functions. This part of the brain plays a crucial role in cognition, sensory perception, motor function, and various aspects of consciousness and behavior.
Deutsch: Telepsychologie / Español: Telepsicología / Português: Telepsicologia / Français: Télépsychologie / Italiano: Telepsicologia
In the psychology context, telepsychology refers to the practice of providing psychological services using telecommunications technologies, such as video conferencing, phone calls, email, and messaging apps. This approach allows psychologists to offer therapy, counseling, assessment, and consultation services to clients who may not be able to access traditional in-person sessions due to geographical, physical, or time constraints.
Deutsch: Temperament / Español: temperamento / Português: temperamento / Français: tempérament / Italiano: temperamento
Temper in psychology refers to an individual's characteristic emotional responses, especially the intensity and control of emotions like anger or frustration. It is closely related to temperament and reflects a person's typical behavioural tendencies and emotional reactivity. Understanding temper is essential for exploring personality, interpersonal relationships, and emotional regulation.
Deutsch: Temperamentsmerkmal / Español: Rasgo de Temperamento / Português: Traço de Temperamento / Français: Trait de Tempérament / Italiano: Tratto del Temperamento
Temperament trait in the psychology context refers to the basic, innate aspects of an individual's personality that are evident from early childhood and remain relatively stable throughout life. These traits are the foundational elements of personality and influence how individuals react to their environment, regulate their emotions, and interact with others. Temperament traits include a variety of dimensions, such as activity level, emotional reactivity, sociability, and regulatory capacity. Researchers believe that these traits are largely biologically based, shaped by genetic, neurobiological, and evolutionary factors, although they are also influenced by an individual's interactions with their environment.
Deutsch: Mäßigung / Español: Templanza / Português: Temperança / Français: Tempérance / Italiano: Temperanza
Temperance in psychology refers to the ability to exercise self-control, restraint, and moderation, particularly in the face of impulses, desires, or emotions. It involves the capacity to regulate one’s behaviour and make thoughtful decisions that align with long-term goals and values, rather than acting on immediate gratification or emotional impulses. Temperance is considered a key virtue in various psychological theories, particularly in the fields of positive psychology and moral development.
The term "temperature" is usually not used to refer to physical temperature, but it can be used in some contexts to refer to the emotional state of an individual, or the emotional tone of an environment.
Deutsch: Vorlage / Español: Plantilla / Português: Modelo / Français: Modèle / Italian: Modello
Template in psychology refers to a pre-existing mental framework or pattern that individuals use to organize and interpret information and experiences. These templates, also known as mental schemas or cognitive schemas, help in understanding the world and making predictions about future events based on past experiences. With other words a template is a stored pattern or model to which incoming information is matched in order to be recognized and classified.