Psychology Glossary
Glossary of Psychology
The Glossary of Psychology describes everything about the World of Psychology. Terms, Treatments, biographies, ... .
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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
The Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) refers to the disease caused by the human immunodeficiency (or immune deficiency) virus (HIV) that attacks the immune system and leaves the person susceptible to unusual infections.
Sleep Debt
According to Dr. William Dement, Sleep Debt is created when personal sleep requirements are not met.Alienist
The term "Alienist" was heading for obsolescence until it was returned to a position of some prominence by the 1994 book "The Alienist" by the historian/novelist Caleb Carr.
Kenneth B. Clark
Kenneth B. Clark, an African-American social psychologist, was born in 1914. He attended Howard University and earned his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1940.