Reciprocal determinism is the theory set forth by psychologist Albert Bandura that a person’s behavior both influences and is influenced by personal factors and the social environment. We're both the creators, and the products, of the situations we surround ourselves with. Internal vs. external l...
disorder (OCD), the individual may have only the obsessions, compulsions or both. An example of an obsession in OCD is a person who can't stop thinking about dirt or germs that they could come into contact with. In this case, thinking about the dirt and/or germs is the obsession. ...
3.a compelling attraction; fascination.— mesmerization,n.— mesmerist, mesmerizer,n. mesmeromania an obsession with hypnosis. monoideism the focusing of the attention on a single thing, especially as a result of hypnosis. narcohypnosis
Your love can become obsession, but also addiction. You may be a fantastic kisser, and once you’ve got your special someone’s attention, you can become like a drug. You like intense people like yourself and, while there may be a dose of narcissism in there, it’s the good kind—...
In Psychology Today,writer Carlin Flora suggests that Americas fascination with celebrity is a symptom of a larger cultural obsession with the three As-affluence (富有),attractiveness and achievement.Celebrities seem to represent all of these. Affluence,attractiveness and achievement are understan...
repetitive behaviors (e.g., hand washing, ordering, checking) or mental acts (e.g., praying, counting, repeating words silently) that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to rules that must be applied rigidly ...
Stereotype, in psychology, a fixed, oversimplified, and often biased belief about a group of people. Stereotypes are typically rationally unsupported generalizations, and, once a person becomes accustomed to stereotypical thinking, he or she may not be a
obsessive-compulsive disordercharacterized by the tendency to experience intrusive and unwanted thoughts and urges (obsession) and/or the need to engage in repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) in response to the unwanted thoughts and urges ...
Unlike being in school, my life was a lot less structured and regimented. There was less obsession over navigating classes, classmates, and assignments and more focus on just getting better at whatever job I happened to have. For someone like me, I tend to thrive more when things are strea...
Gyokko is a textbook ESFP with a disturbing twist. Like many ESFPs, he thrives on sensory experiences and excitement—only, in his case, it manifests as a grotesque obsession with “art.” He revels in creating gruesome, morbid masterpieces, which he views as beautiful, and delights in show...