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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Impulse control
Impulse control is the ability to stop an immediate reaction when it interferes with a long-term goal or value.
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Impulsiveness
Impulsivity is the tendency to react quickly without fully considering the consequences.
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Interoception
Interoception is receiving, interpreting and integrating signals coming from inside the body.
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Patience
Patience is the ability to endure delay, difficulty, or frustration without impulsive resignation or reaction.
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Prefrontal cortex
The prefrontal cortex is an area in the front of the frontal lobes important for planning, behavioral control, decision-making, and…
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Procrastination
Procrastination is the voluntary delay of an important action despite expected negative consequences.
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Psychic energy
Psychic energy is a practical definition of the available resources of attention, motivation and regulation needed for action.
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