Cognitive Dissonance: The mental discomfort experienced by a person who holds two or more contradictory beliefs or values at the same time.
Behavioral Therapy: A type of therapy that focuses on changing undesirable behaviors.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): A form of psychotherapy that treats problems by modifying dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts.
Unconscious Mind: The part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but affects behavior and emotions.
Conditioning: A behavioral process whereby a response becomes more frequent or predictable in a given environment due to reinforcement.
Defense Mechanisms: Psychological strategies brought into play by various entities to cope with reality and to maintain self-image.
Emotional Intelligence (EQ): The ability to understand and manage your own emotions, and those of the people around you.
Projection: A defense mechanism where one attributes their own unwanted thoughts, feelings, and motives to another person.
Self-Actualization: The realization or fulfillment of one's talents and potentialities, considered as a drive or need present in everyone.
Transference: The redirection of feelings and desires and especially those unconsciously retained from childhood toward a new object.
Attachment Theory: A theory that suggests that a strong emotional and physical attachment to at least one primary caregiver is critical to personal development.
Neuroplasticity: The brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life.
Personality Disorders: A group of mental health conditions characterized by unhealthy patterns of thinking, functioning, and behaving.
Repression: The psychological attempt to direct one's own desires and impulses toward pleasurable instincts by excluding them from the conscious mind.
Schadenfreude: Pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune.
Self-Efficacy: One's belief in one's ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task.
Psychosomatic: A physical illness or other condition caused or aggravated by a mental factor such as internal conflict or stress.
Dopamine: A neurotransmitter that plays several important roles in the brain and body.
Neurotransmitters: Chemicals that transmit signals across a synapse from one neuron to another.
Cognitive Load: The amount of mental effort being used in the working memory.
Anxiety: An emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like increased blood pressure.
Depression: A mood disorder causing a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.
OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder): A chronic condition characterized by uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions).
PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder): A disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event.
Schizophrenia: A serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality abnormally.
Bipolar Disorder: A mental health condition causing extreme mood swings including emotional highs (mania or hypomania) and lows (depression).
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder): A chronic condition including attention difficulty, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness.
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A developmental disorder that affects communication and behavior.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): A disorder characterized by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships.
Somatic Symptom Disorder: A form of mental illness that causes bodily symptoms, including pain.
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