Attribution Theory: How We Explain Human Behavior
Attribution theory explores how individuals explain the causes of behavior and events, contrasting internal dispositions...
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Psychological Dictionary
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Attachment Theory: The Science of Human Bonds
An authoritative academic dictionary entry defining attachment theory, examining its evolutionary origins, developmental trajectories, neurobiology,...
November 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Applied Psychoanalysis: Decoding Culture and Mind
Applied psychoanalysis adapts clinical psychoanalytic theory to decipher literature, the visual arts, history, and social...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Anticathexis: The Ego’s Defensive Energy
Anticathexis is the psychoanalytic psychic energy used by the ego to block, repress, and counter...
October 23, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Ambivalent Sexism: The Dual Dynamics of Gender Bias
Ambivalent sexism is a social psychological theory establishing that gender bias comprises two complementary orientations:...
October 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Philosophy of As If: The Power of Useful Fiction
Explore the 'As If' (Als Ob) construct: its origins in Hans Vaihinger's fictionalism, psychological applications...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Allport’s Trait Theory: Mapping the Unique Self
Explore Gordon Allport's personality trait theory, detailing his concepts of cardinal, central, and secondary dispositions,...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Ahistoric Therapy: Healing in the Here-and-Now
Ahistoric therapy is an evidence-based clinical modality focused on the here-and-now, resolving psychological symptoms by...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis: Root of Hostility
Explore the frustration-aggression hypothesis: its origins, theoretical evolution, empirical evidence, and modern psychological applications.
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Affect Theory: The Architecture of Emotion
Affect theory explores the pre-conscious, bodily, and relational intensities that precede cognitive processing, bridging neurobiology,...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Adlerian Therapy: Purpose, Community, and Growth
Explore Adlerian therapy: its teleological foundations, core concepts like social interest and lifestyle assessment, empirical...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Adlerian Psychology: Purpose, Community, and Self
Explore Adlerian psychology: Alfred Adler's foundational school of Individual Psychology, emphasizing social interest, holism, lifestyle,...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti