Clinical Psychology

The scientific study of human behavior involving scientific methods applied to biological, cognitive, affective, developmental, personality, social, cultural, and individual differences dimensions.

A syndrome marked by clinically significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior reflecting psychological, biological, or developmental dysfunction, often causing distress or disability.

Attributes mental disorders to the intricate interaction of biological (genetic, biochemical), psychological (mood, personality), and social (cultural, familial, socioeconomic) factors.

The process by which the id invests energy into an object to achieve gratification.

Use of psychic energy by ego and superego to control id impulses.

Executive function mediating between id impulses and superego, testing reality, mostly conscious.

When an individual is not able to satisfactorily progress through the stages of grieving to achieve resolution.

A subjective state of emotional, physical, and social responses to the loss of a valued entity.

The ability to perceive an object as unchanging and constant under changing conditions.

This idea suggests that people can view people as an integrated and stable whole, this includes both the positive and negative qualities of a person.