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Estrogen Estrogen is one of the sex hormones that is necessary for proper female reproductive functioning as well as the development of…

Eros According to Freud humans have a death instinct (thanatos) and a life instinct, called eros. This life instinct is important as…

Erik Erikson Erik Erikson (1902 – 1994) was a developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst, best known for formulating the Psychosocial Stages of Development…

Equity Often discussed in relationships, this is a situation in which people receive in proportion to what they give to the relationship.…

Equilibrium Equilibrium is an organism’s sense of body movement and position, including their sense of balance. Equilibrium is affected by many things,…

Episodic Memory Episodic memory is the type of long-term, declarative memory in which we store memories of personal experiences that are tied…

Endorphins Ever go for a long jog and get the “runner’s high”? Well, I never have either, but supposedly once a person…

Endocrine System Information travels through our bodies in two forms; as electrical signals, or as chemical signals. The chemical signals are created…

Encounter Groups Popularized in the ’60s and again in the 90’s, encounter groups are gatherings of people (often between 12 to 20)…

Encoding Any information which we sense and subsequently attempt to process, store, and later retrieve must be brought in through one of…