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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Thinking patterns
Thinking patterns are repetitive ways of interpreting yourself, other people, situations, and the future.
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Triggers
Triggers are signals that trigger a specific emotional, cognitive, or behavioral response.
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Troubleshooting
Problem solving is the process of defining difficulties, finding causes, generating options, testing actions, and correcting the solution.
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Trust
Trust is the willingness to rely on someone, something, or yourself while acknowledging some degree of risk.
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Uncertainty
Uncertainty is a state of lacking full knowledge of the outcome, meaning, or consequences of a situation.
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Unconscious assumptions
Unconscious assumptions are beliefs that are taken for granted even though they have not been consciously tested.
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Understanding the problem
Understanding a problem means recognizing what the difficulty really is, what its causes, limits, effects and context are.
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Unit of analysis
A unit of analysis is a selected element that we examine or describe as the primary point of reference in…
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Unlearning
Unlearning is the process of weakening an old pattern of reaction, belief or action and replacing it with a more…
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Utility
Usability is the degree to which a tool, idea or solution actually helps achieve a goal in a given context.
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Vagus nerve
The vagus nerve is the tenth cranial nerve and an important route of communication between the brain and internal organs.
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Value map
A value map is an organized image of what is important to a person and how these values translate into…
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Value system
A value system is an ordered set of rules, needs and beliefs about what is important, worth protecting and worthy…
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Values
Values are relatively enduring orientations and principles that help evaluate choices, goals, and ways of living.
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Ventromedial prefrontal cortex
The ventromedial prefrontal cortex is an area of the prefrontal cortex associated with, among others, with value assessment, emotion regulation,…
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Vicious circle
A vicious cycle is a self-perpetuating system in which responses to a problem unconsciously reinforce the problem.
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View
Insight is a sudden or gradual understanding of one's pattern, problem, emotion, or relationship between elements of a situation.
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Vigilance
Vigilance is a state of increased attentional readiness to detect important stimuli or threats.
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Virtue
Virtue is a lasting disposition of character that favors good, responsible and wise action.
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Visualization
Visualization is the intentional creation of mental images or scenarios that help prepare attention, emotions, and action.
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Well-being
Well-being is the state in which a person can cope with stress, develop capabilities, act meaningfully, and participate in relationships…
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Will
Will is the ability to direct action in accordance with an intention, decision, or value despite competing impulses and obstacles.
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Willingness to change
Willingness to change is the willingness to make an effort to change a behavior, situation or way of functioning.
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Willpower
Willpower is the common name for the ability to maintain an action or inhibit an impulse despite temptation, fatigue or…
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Window of tolerance
The window of tolerance is the range of arousal within which a person can feel emotions, think clearly, and act…
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Withdrawal
Withdrawal is a reduction in contact, activity or involvement, often as a response to stress, anxiety, shame, overload or loss…
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Working hypotheses
Working hypotheses are preliminary, provisional explanations used to guide observation, testing, and action.
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Working memory
Working memory is a system for temporarily storing and processing information needed for a current task.
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Working with the shadow
Shadow work is reflective work on repressed, rejected or difficult aspects of one's psyche.
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Worrying
Worrying is repetitive thinking about possible threats and negative scenarios, often without taking specific action.
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