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.

Algorithm refers to a systematic, step-by-step procedure, such as a mathematical formula, that guarantees a solution to a problem of a certain type if the algorithm is appropriate and executed properly.

Credibility refers to the ability to demonstrate to someone that you have the knowledge, skills, and dependability necessary to provide information, products and/or services in an area that person is interested in.

Emotion-focused coping refers to a type of coping in which a person does not change anything about the situation itself, but instead tries to improve feelings about the situation.

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