Category: A

Acarophobia n. a former name for delusional parasitosis. Its use was discontinued upon recognition that the condition does not involve a persistent and irrational…

Acataphasia (Akataphasia) n. the use of inappropriate or grammatically incorrect words and expressions. It is a speech disturbance frequently found in individuals with…

Acceleration n.1. an increase in speed of movement or rate of change. Compare deceleration. 2. in mathematics and statistics, the rate of change in the slope of…

Acceleration Forces forces exerted on an object by the rate of change of its velocity. In psychology, the focus is on the…

Accent n.1. in linguistics, phonetic features of an individual’s speech that are associated with geographical region or social class. The standard version of…

Acceptance n.1. a favorable attitude toward an idea, situation, person, or group. In the context of psychotherapy and counseling, it is the receptive,…

Acceptance Region the range of values for a test statistic that leads to acceptance of the null hypothesis, such that the alternative hypothesis is rejected…

Acceptance Stage the last of the five stages of grief described by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. It is characterized by some degree of emotional detachment, objectivity, or…

Access vb. to retrieve or recall a memory.

Accessible adj. 1. receptive or responsive to personal interaction and other external stimuli. A client in psychotherapy, for example, is thought to be…