Psychology Glossary

A psychological method of interpreting dream content to understand unconscious desires, emotions, and conflicts. Freud and Jung are the most prominent theorists.

When the body reacts to past experiences, even if the mind does not fully remember or understand why.

Gender roles are the norms that society and culture set for the behaviors, attitudes, and traits expected of men and women. They can vary across different eras and cultures.

Work addiction refers to a state where compulsive preoccupation with work causes health, relationships, and life balance to break down. Unlike simply working hard, the core issue is a loss of control — an inability to stop working.

The founder of Attachment Theory, Bowlby showed that the emotional bond formed with a caregiver in early infancy shapes relationship patterns throughout life. He scientifically demonstrated the critical importance of secure attachment.

John Watson was the founder of behaviorist psychology, who argued that psychology should study only observable behavior. His famous Little Albert experiment demonstrated that emotions can be learned through conditioning.