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Determinism
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The philosophical doctrine that every state of affairs, including every human event, act, and decision is the inevitable consequence of antecedent states of affairs.
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Free Will
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The ability or discretion to choose; free choice: chose to remain behind of my own free will.
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Empirical
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derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
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Mind-Brain (Mind-Body) Problem
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The mind-body problem concerns the explanation of the relationship that exists between minds, or mental processes, and bodily states or processes.
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Dualism
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The condition of being double; duality.
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Monism
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The view in metaphysics that reality is a unified whole and that all existing things can be ascribed to or described by a single concept or system.
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Psychology
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The science that deals with mental processes and behavior.
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Nature-Nurture
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Are we effected by the world with no control? or Are we effected by what we decide to do ourselves?
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Natural Selection
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The process in nature by which, according to Darwin's theory of evolution, only the organisms best adapted to their environment tend to survive and transmit their genetic characteristics in increasing numbers to succeeding generations while those less adapted tend to be eliminated.
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Basic Research
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Scholarly or scientific investigation or inquiry.
Close, careful study. |
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Applied Research
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is research accessing and using some part of the research communities' (the academy's) accumulated theories, knowledge, methods, and techniques, for a specific, often state, commercial, or client driven purpose. Applied research is often opposed to pure research in debates about research ideals, programs, and projects.
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Clinical Psychology
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Branch of psychology concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.
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Counseling
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The act of providing advice and guidance to a patient or the patient’s family.
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Forensic Psychologists
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Application of psychology to legal issues, often for the purpose of offering expert testimony in a courtroom.
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Clinical Social Worker
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This list is of professional and academic credentials in the field of psychology and allied fields, including psychotherapy, counseling and social work.
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Psychiatry
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The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental and emotional disorders.
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Science
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The observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of phenomena.
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Neuroscience
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Any of the sciences, such as neuroanatomy and neurobiology, that deal with the nervous system.
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Evolutionary Psychology
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The study of the psychological adaptations of humans to the changing physical and social environment, especially of changes in brain structure, cognitive mechanisms, and behavioral differences among individuals.
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Biological Psychology
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In psychology, biological psychology, also known as biopsychology, psychobiology, or behavioral neuroscience[1] is the application of the principles of biology to the study of mental processes and behavior.
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Behavior genetics
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The study of the genetic underpinnings of behavioral phenotypes such as eating or mating activity, substance abuse, social attitudes, violence, and mental abilities.
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Psychodynamic
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The study of human behavior from the point of view of motivation and drives, depending largely on the functional significance of emotion, and based on the assumption that an individual's total personality and reactions at any given time are the product of the interaction between his genetic constitution and his environment.
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Psychoanalytic Psychologists
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lay down on the chair in an office...hidden meaning in what you tell them you are thinking or dreaming about.
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