Psychology Glossary

The Glossary of Psychology describes everything about the World of Psychology. Terms, Treatments, biographies, ... .

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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.

The Stop Technique refers to a technique which is generally used as a therapeutical technique for the control of obsessive thinking.

George Berkeley (1685-1753) one of the earliest theorists who said that the only thing humans experience directly is their own perceptions, or secondary qualities.

Set refers to a basic unit of a workout containing the number of times or repetitions a specific exercise is done, example, do three (3) sets of 10 repetitions of hummer curl with 5 k