A compilation of key phrases and terms used in Counselling and Psychological Therapy
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cognition |
Acquiring and processing information involves the mental processes of cognition.
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conscience |
The part of our mental processing that holds our beliefs and information around what our society deems as right or wrong is our conscience.
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displacement |
Displacement is a defence mechanism where frustrations, impulses and feelings are diverted to a person or an object.
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emotion |
The film contained scenes of strong emotion.
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hypnosis |
He stopped smoking by having hypnosis.
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projection |
People may use projection as a defense mechanism in which intolerable feelings, impulses or thoughts are dealt with by attributing them to others.
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schema |
A schema is a mental sorting system created by the mind which affect how we choose to see things.
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transference |
The transference of attitudes, feelings and desires onto the therapist is an unconscious process.
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fixation |
A fixation is a lingering attachment to an earlier stage of pleasure seeking, even after a new stage has been attained.
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agoraphobia |
The woman stayed indoors as she suffered from agoraphobia.
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hysteria |
Emotional outbursts and fainting used to be known as hysteria.
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neurosis |
The disorders such as phobias or anxieties are subcategories of mental health neurosis.
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psychosis |
Psychosis is a loss of contact with reality such as mania, major depression or schizophrenia.
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delusion |
When a person has a false belief that is firmly held despite strong evidence to the contrary, they may be having a delusion.
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denial |
Denial is a defense mechanism involving a failure to consciously acknowledge thoughts, feelings or desires.
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mood |
After the argument, he was in a terrible mood.
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rationalization
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A defense mechanism in which we make up a false but reassuring explanation to explain our behaviour is described as rationalization.
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repression |
Repression is a defense mechanism in which thoughts, impulses or memories, that cause anxiety, are pushed out of consciousness so that we are no longer aware of them.
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