Encyclopedia Development
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Physiology of stress
Stress physiology is the body's response to demands or threats, including: nervous, hormonal, muscular and circulatory systems.
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Planning
Planning is translating a goal into an ordered sequence of steps, resources, deadlines, and review criteria.
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Polarization of thinking
Polarization of thinking means seeing situations in extreme categories, with no room for nuances and intermediate degrees.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder is a disorder that can develop after a traumatic event when symptoms persist and interfere with daily…
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Posttraumatic growth
Posttraumatic growth is a positive psychological change that may occur in some people as a result of dealing with a…
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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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Priming
Priming is the influence of an earlier stimulus on subsequent processing, evaluation, or response, often without full awareness of this…
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Prioritization
Prioritization is choosing the order of activities based on importance, impact, urgency and available resources.
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Prize
A reward is a stimulus or outcome that increases the likelihood of repeating a behavior.
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Problem function
A problem function is the role a problem plays in a given system, behavior, or relationship, even if at the…
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Problem identification
Identifying a problem means grasping what really needs to be solved before looking for corrective actions.
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Problem map
A problem map is a visual representation of symptoms, causes, actors, constraints and possible points of intervention.
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Problem navigation
Problem navigation is consciously moving through a complex problem: from recognizing the situation, through a dependency map, to choosing the…
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Problem structure
Problem structure is the way in which the elements of difficulty, causes, symptoms, constraints and relationships are arranged together.
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Procrastination
Procrastination is the voluntary delay of an important action despite expected negative consequences.
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Progress monitoring
Monitoring progress means observing and recording changes regularly to distinguish facts from impressions.
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Protective factors
Protective factors are characteristics, relationships, resources or conditions that reduce the risk of problems and support health and resilience.
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Prototyping
Prototyping is creating a simplified version of a solution to quickly test assumptions before full implementation.
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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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Psychological flexibility
Psychological flexibility is the ability to stay in touch with the present moment and act in accordance with values despite…
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Psychological gain
Psychological gain is the non-obvious benefit, relief, or protection that a particular pattern provides despite its costs.
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Psychological needs
Psychological needs are the basic conditions for internal well-being, motivation and healthy functioning.
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Psychological safety
Psychological safety is the shared belief that in an environment one can speak honestly, question, report mistakes, and take interpersonal…
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Psychological shadow
The psychological shadow is a Jungian concept describing unconscious, rejected or difficult to accept aspects of one's psyche.
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Psychophysiology
Psychophysiology studies the relationships between mental processes and the body's physiological responses.
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Purposefulness of action
Purposefulness of action is the orientation of behavior towards a specific result, meaning or value.
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Quality of attention
The quality of attention is the degree to which attention is stable, purposeful, and directed to the correct object without…
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Quality of life
Quality of life is a subjective assessment of one's own situation, functioning and satisfaction in the context of values, goals…
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Questioning assumptions
Questioning assumptions is consciously examining beliefs taken for granted before building a conclusion or decision on them.
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Quick conclusions
Quick conclusions are hasty interpretations or decisions based on too little data.
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