Psychology Glossary
Glossary of Psychology
The Glossary of Psychology describes everything about the World of Psychology. Terms, Treatments, biographies, ... .
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Binge-eating
Deutsch: Binge-Eating / Español: Comer en exceso / Português: Comer compulsivo / Français: Hyperphagie / Italian: Alimentazione incontrollata
Binge-Eating in the psychology context refers to a serious eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food, often rapidly and to the point of discomfort. This behavior is typically accompanied by feelings of loss of control and is not followed by compensatory behaviors like purging, as seen in bulimia nervosa.
Sexual response
Sexual response refer to the series of physiological and psychological changes that occur in the body during sexual behavior.
Violence
Deutsch: Gewalt / Español: Violencia / Português: Violência / Français: Violence / Italiano: Violenza
Violence in psychology refers to behaviors that inflict harm or intend to harm others. It encompasses a range of actions from physical aggression to psychological abuse, each with profound impacts on both victims and perpetrators. Violence is an aggression that has as its goal extreme physical harm, such as injury or death.
Relevance
Deutsch: Relevanz / Español: relevancia / Português: relevância / Français: pertinence / Italiano: rilevanza
In the context of psychology, relevance refers to the degree to which something is related or useful to the matter at hand, particularly in terms of understanding human behavior, cognitive processes, and emotional responses. It pertains to how individuals perceive, relate to, and are influenced by various factors in their environment.