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Lycanthropy

Lycanthropy, a delusion in which a person imagines he or she is a wolf or other meat-eating animal.

Maslow, Abraham Harold (1908-1970), an American psychologist, is best known for launching humanistic psychology, which emphasizes the independent value of human beings and their ability to develop to their full potential.

McDougall, William

McDougall, William (1871-1938) was a British psychologist who founded the school of purposive psychology, which suggested that humans and animals act for specific purposes, with the actions directed toward achieving certain goals.

Memory

Memory, the mental process of bringing into the conscious mind material that has been learned and retained.

Menninger (family)

Menninger, the family name of three United States psychiatrists. Their clinic for the mentally ill and their psychiatric training programs made Topeka, Kansas, a major psychiatric center.

Mental Illness

Mental Illness, a prolonged disturbance of thought and emotion, marked by behavior not appropriate to reality.

Mind

Mind, as used in psychology and philosophy, the part of a person that thinks, and that experiences such feelings as enjoyment, annoyance, anxiety, love, and hate.

Motivation

Motivation, a term used in psychology to mean the cause of behavior that is persistently directed toward a goal.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, a mental disorder in which a person has a repeated obsession that typically leads to a repeated compulsion.

Overstreet, Harry and Bonaro

Overstreet, Harry and Bonaro, United States authors, husband and wife. Most of their books are discussions of various aspects of contemporary sociology, psychology, or philosophy in a popular vein.

Perception

Perception, an awarereness of impressions received through the senses. The process of gaining perception is called perceiving.

Personality

Personality, a person's characteristic behavior pattern. Many people think of personality as being made up of observable traits such as shyness, friendliness, and initiative.

Phobia

Phobia, an intense, persistent, abnormal fear of an object, act, or situation.

Piaget, Jean

Piaget, Jean (1896–1980), a Swiss psychologist, biologist, and philosopher. Piaget was a pioneer in the field of developmental psychology.

Psychiatry

Psychiatry, a branch of medicine that deals with the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness.

Psychical Research

Psychical Research, or Parapsychology, the study of certain mental abilities that cannot be explained by the recognized laws of psychology or physiology.