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Hexaco Model

A model of personality that includes six broad dimensions: Honesty-Humility, Emotionality, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness to Experience.

Big Five Personality Traits

A model of personality consisting of five traits: Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism.

Moral Development

A theory by Lawrence Kohlberg outlining the stages of moral reasoning and ethical behavior development.

Cognitive Psychology

A branch of psychology that studies mental processes including perception, memory, and problem-solving.

Behaviorism

A theory in psychology that focuses on observable behaviors and dismisses internal mental processes.

Psychodynamic Psychology

A psychological perspective that emphasizes unconscious processes and childhood experiences.

Cognitive Development

A theory proposed by Jean Piaget that describes how children's thinking evolves through stages.

Structuralism

An early school of psychology founded by William Wundt that aimed to understand the structure of the mind by analyzing its components.

Functionalism

A psychological approach that emphasizes the functions of mental processes and how they help individuals adapt to their environment, associated with William James.

Free Association

A therapeutic technique where the client speaks freely about their thoughts, facilitating the uncovering of unconscious issues.

Dream Analysis

A technique used in psychotherapy where dreams are analyzed to discover underlying desires and conflicts.

Insight

Understanding by the patient of the unconscious causes of symptoms or behavior.