Dictionary of psychology: E

Eclecticism. 's point of view that should appreciate the value of the concepts derived from two or more systems or psychological schools of thought. An eclectic not rush to arbitrarily reject any or principle finding simply because it does not conform well to the premises established for a long time.

Echolalia. Repeating pathological own a parrot and a seemingly meaningless word or phrase to issue finished by someone else.

Echopraxia. Repetition by imitation of the movements of another person. The action is voluntary and has a semiautomatic and uncontrollable character.

Ectomorph, type. According to W. Sheldon, rangy morphological type.

Mental age (MA). global intellectual development level corresponding to a certain age.

Halo effect. tendency of an observer to make a biased evaluation (either positive or negative) of another person based on characteristics of this that, although they are notorious, are irrelevant as to what should be evaluated.

Effect, law of. principle by which responses are acquired only immediately followed by a booster.

Selfishness. Exaltation of the personality, to consider it as the center of attention and general activity. It is common in children and immature adults.

Selfishness. excessive Affection someone to himself, putting his own convenience to others.

Electroencephalogram. Charting the potential differences produced in brain cells.

Ello. According to Freud, living area where most primary psychic processes and instinctual drives.

Emotion. affective state, a subjective reaction to the environment, accompanied by organic changes (physiological and endocrine) of innate origin, influenced by the experience and has the adaptive function.They refer to internal states such as desire or need which directs the body. The basic categories of emotions are fear, surprise, aversion, anger, sadness and joy.

Empathy. mental state in which a subject is identified with another group or person sharing the same mood.

Empiricism.   doctrine that all our ideas and concepts derived from experience and this, in turn, is based solely on the information that comes through the sense organs.

Endomorph, type. According to W. Sheldon is the kind corporeal limp and round lines.

Endorphins. 're natural opiates produced in the brain and pituitary gland. They are considered a class of neurotransmitters.

Psychosomatic disease. 's that caused or aggravated by psychological factors such as stress, changes in lifestyle, personality variables and emotional conflicts.

Training by biofeedback. conditioning method by which control is achieved voluntary body certain autonomic responses, such as heart rate, brain wave patterns, circulation in the cardiovascular system and muscle tension.

Enuresis. Issue urine involuntary and unconscious.

Erogenous zone. part of the body especially sensitive to sexual excitement.

Eros. Greek god of love.

Erotic. Relative to Eros, or love and desire.

Living space. physical and psychic space that all living needs for normal development.

Body schema. overall body awareness.

Schizophrenia. serious mental illness, characterized by cleavage of the personality and a rupture of the normal psychological mechanisms, causing incomprehensible behavior and loss of touch with reality.

Mood. Emotion widespread and persistent that influences the perception of the world. Examples frequent mood depression, joy, anger and anxiety. These are the types of mood:

Dysphoric. unpleasant mood, such as sadness, anxiety or irritability.
High. exaggerated feeling of well being, euphoria or joy. A person with elevated mood can say it feels "up", "ecstatic", "on top of the world" or "in the clouds".
Euthymic. mood within the range of "normal", which implies the absence of depressed or elevated mood.
Expansive. Lack of control over the expression of their own feelings, often with valuation own meaning or significance.
Irritable. Easily angry and prone to anger.

Intersexual state. State in which an individual manifests mezcladamente, and to varying degrees, features of each sex, including physical form, reproductive organs and sexual behavior.
Stereotype. For social psychology called stereotype to a fixed set of attributes that the observer of a particular group awarded to all members.
Stimulant. drug that increases motor activity and psychic individual.
Conditioned stimulus. originally neutral stimulus, which eventually raises an unconditioned response (innate) on the individual.
Unconditioned stimulus. Any stimulus that regularly provokes a response is not learned or innate. The individual can not control the stimulus and response that occurs as a reflex.
Stimulus response. theory that explains the behavior of an individual as a set of responses to previous stimuli.
Stress. Any requirement to produce a state of tension in the individual and ask for a change or adaptation by the same.
Psychosocial stressor. Any event or life change that may be associated temporally (and perhaps causally) at baseline, occurrence or exacerbation of a mental disorder.
Ethology. science that studies animal behavior.
Stupor. condition that does not respond to stimulation and is accompanied by immobility and silence.
Stupor state. particular state characterized by psychomotor slowing and inert behavior is accompanied by a torpor of conscience.
Euphoria. psychic excitation state is accompanied by a high emotional tone.
Exaltation. Modifying the affective tone that is characterized by feelings of euphoria.
Exhibitionism. Trend publicly display pathological genitalia.
Experimental Psychology. branch of psychology that uses controlled experiments and observation to the study of behavior.
Ecstasy. synthesis hallucinogenic Drugs manufactured in clandestine laboratories. Amphetamine derivatives are capable of altering the behavior and vital body functions.
Extinction. active process during which gradually decreases the probability of occurrence of a conditioned response. It can be considered also as a habit unlearning.
Extraversion. According to CG Jung, characteristic of the individual "conciliatory nature" apparently open and available, which easily adapts to any situation, is related ventures smoothly and smoothly and confidently to unfamiliar situations.

Premature ejaculation. In man, inability to control sexual arousal, resulting in a premature expulsion of semen.