Encyclopedia Development
Your personal tool for organizing concepts and mechanisms from development and psychology. We skip academic formulas in favor of clear definitions, cognitive biases, and self-reflection questions that help you name your states precisely.
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Closeness
Closeness is the experience of emotional contact, trust and mutual availability in a relationship.
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Co-regulation
Co-regulation is the process in which one person helps another regulate emotions, tension and behavior through presence, reaction and contact.
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Co-regulation
Co-regulation is the process in which the presence, tone, rhythm, reactions and safety of another person help regulate arousal and…
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Communication
Communication is the process of transmitting and receiving information, meanings, intentions and emotions between people.
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Rejection
Rejection is the experience of being excluded, unselected, or unaccepted by a person, group, or important social context.
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Relationship quality
Relationship quality is the degree to which the relationship provides a sense of security, reciprocity, respect, responsiveness and real support.
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Responsiveness
Responsiveness is the ability to notice another person's signals and respond to them adequately, with attention and respect.
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Social hyperscanning
Social hyperscanning is the excessive monitoring of other people's facial expressions, tone, gestures, and reactions for signals of judgment or…
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Social intelligence
Social intelligence is the ability to understand social situations, intentions, norms and relationships and to act appropriately among people.
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