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  Problem solving

  Problem solving forms part of thinking. It occurs if an organism or an artificial intelligence system does not know how to proceed from a given state to a desired goal state. It is part of the larger ... > more
• Anxiety
  Psychiatry
  Psychology
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  Borderline Personality Disorder
  Child Psychology
   

  Perfectionism (psychology)

  Perfectionism, in psychology, is a belief that perfection should be strived for. In its pathological form, it is an unhealthy belief that anything less than perfect is unacceptable. Perfectionism can ... > more
• Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
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  Double blind

  The double blind method is an important part of the scientific method, used to prevent research outcomes from being 'influenced' by the placebo effect or observer bias. Blinded research is an ... > more
• Social Psychology
  Borderline Personality Disorder
  Psychology
  Relationships
  Perception
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  Charisma

  The word charisma refers to a rare trait found in certain human personalities usually including extreme charm and a "magnetic" quality of personality or appearance along with innate and powerfully ... > more
• Anxiety
  Psychiatry
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Mental Health Research
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  General anxiety disorder

  General anxiety disorder or generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by excessive and uncontrollable worry about everyday things. The frequency, intensity, and ... > more
• Perception
  Computer Programming
  Computer Graphics
  Artificial Intelligence
  Neuroscience
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  Motion perception

  Motion perception is the process of inferring the speed and direction of objects that move in a visual scene given some visual input. While this process appears straighforward to most observers, it ... > more
• Addiction
  Alcoholism
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  Addiction

  Addiction is a chronic disorder proposed to be precipitated by a combination of genetic, biological/pharmacological and social factors. Addiction is a compulsion to repeat a behaviour regardless of ... > more
• Autism
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Children's Health
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  Child Development
  Psychiatry
   
  

  Asperger syndrome

  Asperger syndrome, also referred to as Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's, or just AS, is one of five neurobiological pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) that is characterized by deficiencies in ... > more
• Borderline Personality Disorder
  Behavior
  Psychiatry
  Social Psychology
  Psychology
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  Psychotherapy

  Psychotherapy is a range of techniques which use only dialogue and communication and which are designed to improve the mental health of a client or patient, or to improve group relationships (such as ... > more
• Intelligence
  Psychology
  Social Psychology
  Child Psychology
  Educational Psychology
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  Psychometrics

  Psychometrics is the field of study concerned with the theory and technique of psychological measurement, which includes the measurement of knowledge, abilities, attitudes, and personality traits. ... > more

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